Seventy-five and sunny, summer has arrived. A huge pent up demand among the locals for good weather. The boardwalk was crowded… on a Tuesday.
Drove thru the Grand Haven State Park today. Had to wait in a long line, so many people paying at the gate. Crazy. Besides creating a backup… $11 a year annual license plate tag for ALL Michigan State Parks, or $9 per day. Like you are only going to one state park the entire year. After getting thru the line, the massive parking lot was about 1/2 full with plenty of humanity on the sand.
So we slid on over to North Beach. Yes, that is the Grand Haven lighthouse and foghouse on the horizon. Some actual humans on the beach and in the water… but still the quiet beach. Shhh, don’t tell anyone.