Hearthside Grove additional pictures

These are the bungalows at each owned campsite. Just one small room with a bath - the landscaping and finishing is up to the owner.

Hearthside Grove in Petoskey, Michigan

This is where we are spending the week and it is lovely! In fact it might be the prettiest and nicest place we have stayed - ever!

This is the clubhouse and where we attended a cocktail party last Saturday evening after our arrival. They have an exercise room, business room, laundry room, gathering room with fireplace and a bar room. Behind the clubhouse is a heated pool and hot tub.

Frankenmuth, Michigan

We had not heard about Frankenmuth until ack had heard about the great German food. What we discovered is a delightful town that has existed for years of German families and their shops.
We stayed at the Jellystone RV Camp and Resort and found it to be one of the worst campgrounds for large motorcoaches and for $55.00 a night we only received 30 amp and water!!! Sites were small and streets very narrow. It was ideal for tenters and those with small pop-up camp trailers - and especially those with young children who could make use of the the programs.

Goderich - last night in Canada

Goderich was not our planned destination but Owen Sound seemed too industrialized and was not on the water so we continued on to the town with a Walmart where we choose to spend the night. What a delightful and beautiful surprise this town is! It has a large town square (decorated with tons of hanging flowers) that is octaganal with eight roads ending at the square! We had dinner there and then at 7pm there was a concert on the square. We got so cold we had to leave and missed our final sunst over Lake Huron but got to see it from the coach!

Parry Sound, Georgian Bay

Parry Sound is the gateway to the 30,000 islands that dot the area and offers boat and float pane access. We loved the flowers that were everywhere and we ate lunch at this cute restaurant. We have been surprised in Canada - no free refills on drinks, even on iced tea!
We camped at the new Home Depot and enjoyed exploring the new concept store for smaller towns in Canada.
Milk by the gallon (liter) is sold in plastic bags and inside the plastic bags are three smaller bags that get opened as needed. They have a pastic holder pitcher that holds the bag. Thought it was a grat idea!

Yes, There is a Big Canoe!

One of the reasons for our trip was to ride the Big Canoe, the Chi-Cheemaum which sales from South Baymouth to Tobermory, Ontario on a route that is the dividing line between Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. It was about a two hour trip each way and we went round trip!

Manitoulin Island

We left Massey after breakfast for the trip to Manitoulin Island and I was surprised to find the Island very much agricultural and not a large group of resorts and fish camps as I expected. The cute town of Little Current has a "swing bridge" across the north channel of Lake Huron and was a quaint location with ships and benches for the guys. This yacht arrived for the guys to admire and the cruise ship we saw in Houghton, MI was due in the next day.