Alpena trip

Last week, I took the girls up to Alpena for a few days on a spur of the moment trip. Chris had to work late every night, we were totally free, the weather was good, and Dad and I wanted to get started on bug work. So we took off one morning!

I've always wanted to stop at the tons of places we see along the drive. So we picked a few to check out. First stop was H&H bakery. Yum! Second stop was the Singing Bridge public access, where a river empties into Lake Huron. We did lots of rock hunting!








Third stop was the park in Tawas. We love these cheesy animals!























The last stop was the roadside park in Oscoda. Beautiful! We played in a little creek that emptied into Lake Huron:


And we walked along the shore for a long time:


Then it was time to work the next day! Dad cut down two of Mary and Justin's dead ash trees. We also drove around a lot, scouting out ash wood supplies.


We went with GG to his ice skating class:





We went to the concert in the park. It was Polish night! So Grandma taught the kids to polka!


It was brush pickup weekend, so we did lots of trimming at both houses.


We walked/scootered/rollerbladed to the Blair St pier:


Jess looking like Auntie Mary:


Fri night we watched Sharknado. It was awesome!

Sat, We went to the Alpena farmers mkt, then walked along the pier in the harbor:





We saw a shark (carp), a muskrat, and a cool caterpillar on the pier:


Katie practiced basketball at the courts by the water. Megan found a tree. So of course, she climbed it. And she found a cooler way high up in the tree! She climbed up and got it! Only Megan...


Mom took the girls to the library, and they loved their new books!


We canned some pickles! Some from us, some from dad, some from the farmers mkt.


Sat night we enjoyed an amazing dinner from the farmers mkt - all veggies! On our walk to the CC's house, meg had a lady ask her to climb in her bathroom window and open the door, bc she had accidentally locked herself out! So Megan did it! She got a hug and $2 for her heroism. :)

On our drive home on Sunday, we decided to hit a few more sights. Stop one was Sturgeon Point lighthouse!


























Then we had lunch in Oscoda, and planned to pick blueberries in Tawas. But the blueberry place wasn't open yet, due to the cold year. We were all so sad! But we drove to the Tawas beach and played instead. The girls swam forever, and Katie and I took turns wandering thru the art fair in the park.


Dad got me these beautiful glass mini vases, and I filled them up right away!



Thanks for a fun time in Alpena!

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