The Magurans

The Magurans

Monday, August 11, 2014

Pure Michigan Weekend

We had an amazing time "up north" this weekend. A special thank you to Aunt Mara and Uncle Ken for letting us take over their cottage for 4 days! We drove up to Interlochen on Thursday morning. We unpacked and let the kids explore. William was a great tour guide and showed Alex everything he needed to know. We went to Bud's for lunch and played a little mini golf in the afternoon. Then we started a campfire and roasted hot dogs and s'mores. 

 On Friday morning, we got the boys up early and drove up to Mackinac Island for the day. The kids loved the ferry ride (especially William). We wandered around for a while and stumbled upon the school playground. The boys played for a bit with the bridge in the background. Then we walked up to the Grand Hotel and had lunch on the grounds which was so enjoyable. The boys liked watching all the horses coming and going. We made our way back to town and took a horse and carriage ride around the island. Then we had some ice cream and took the ferry back to the main land. We spent a little time on the beach looking for fossils before heading back to the cottage. 

 On Saturday, we went to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. We did the Dune Climb (the first couple anyway) and then we did the scenic drive. It was so beautiful! After the dunes, we grabbed lunch in Glen Arbor and then hit the beach in Glen Haven. The beach was amazing - very clear and calm water. The boys played so nicely together for a few hours. Then we stopped at Moomer's for ice cream and ran into our friends Sarah and Tim from Grand Rapids. After ice cream, we started a camp fire and spent the evening relaxing outdoors. 

On Sunday morning, we went down to the dock one last time before heading for Grand Rapids. Grandma and Grandpa watched the boys for us on Sunday night so we could go to the Katy Perry concert at Van Andel arena with some friends.
On the dock
The beach at Interlochen
Fire Master
So happy to finally be at the cottage!
Ready to go
Happiest boy ever
On Mackinac Island
Grand Hotel
Lunch at the Jockey Club
Best Buds
Checking out Arch Rock
Arch Rock
Hunting for Fossils
Sleeping Bear Dunes
View of Glen Lake
Dune Overlook
Lake Michigan/Dune Overlook
That's a steep dune
Glen Haven Beach
Our little water baby
Moomer's
Captain William

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