- Double Dip
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Ice cream and beaches make a great summer combo. We were able to double dip this weekend, enjoying both on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday my husband, son, and I went to the local inland state park, Ionia State Recreation Area. The lake there, Sessions Lake, is typically warmer than Lake Michigan. It's a good choice when the wind is blowing the warm waters of the big lake away, forcing colder water to the shore. My husband and I enjoyed a good long swim with our son, doing what we could to tire him out with a rousing game of keep-a-way.
On the way back, we stopped in the city of Lowell at the ever-popular Ball's Softee Crème, where you can sit amidst a large and colorful flower garden to eat your ice cream cone.
Sunday we went to our favorite Lake Michigan beach at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park. Hoffmaster has been a tradition for use. When we lived on the east side of the state, we looked forward to camping in its forests of pine, beech and maple. Now, it's within driving range for a day trip, something we take advantage of often.
It was a perfect day for body surfing with 3 - 5 foot waves. (And if you don't believe that the Great Lakes have surf board-sized waves as well, just check out the surfing DVD "Unsalted".) We refreshed ourselves on the way home with cones from the locally renowned Whippi Dip, which also serves as a landmark that the beach is near.
This is what our summers are made of in Western Michigan. A dip in the lake, and a dip of ice cream.
What are your summer traditions? Do you have any favorite beaches? Let us know so we can savor the summer together.
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