Camping - Grand Marais

Ahhh, Grand Marais.  A favorite place of mine and Scott's.  We usually visit this quaint fishing town in the late winter while one of the sets of grandparents watch our kids.  Our activites at that time usually include snowshoeing, hiking, a lot of sleeping, and a trip to our favorite local bar.  We've actually never visted in warm weather until now.  We all had a great time.  We hauled our camper 3 hours straight east from the Rapids, being sure to avoid Duluth and it's deluge-damaged streets.  However, there was still plenty of water to see in the arrowhead. 

We set ourselves up in the very crowded municipal campground and proceeded to have some fun.  And what did we do, you may ask?  Why, everything that's fun about a trip to the north shore, or course!

The kids rode their bikes around the campground, went swimming in the campground pool and ate at the picnic table outside of our camper. 

But the real fun of the trip was always the beautiful Lake Superior shoreline!  And more specifically, the rocks along the shoreline.  Whether it's skipping small flat rocks across the water or climbing the huge boulders that protect the bay, there's always fun to be had on the rocks.

Of course, there's always a fair share of sightseeing as well.  Boats and lighthouses are among the favorite things to see. 

We topped off our trip with wood-fired pizza and gyros atop the roof of a little shack (overlooking the lake, of course) followed by ice cream on the beach.  Attley even braved a dip in the water, which I was told was only 59 degrees.  But with his thick black fur coat, he love it.

After ice cream we did a little touristy shopping where we procurred some polished rocks, a couple of post cards, some candy, and a gift for a friend.  Then we loaded up and made the trip home in gorgeous weather.  All in all, a very successful and FUN first camping trip of the summer.