Each year we go to Elk Rapids Harbor Days. Home of the BEST fireworks you will ever see, great pizza, and the Harborun 5k. This year mom, Lindsey, me, and auntie Cyn did the 5k in the morning and spent the afternoon dining and shopping in Elk Rapids. It was a great race, though my time stayed the same. It sure was humid!! We get pizza from Chef Charles on this night, and dine on the grass before watching the fireworks. It's a great summertime tradition we've held for years.
We followed the weekend up with a day on Torch Lake! We rent a pontoon boat for the day each summer to lounge, eat, swim, and sunbathe on the sandbar! This was the beginning of a mass crowd of boats.
Unfortunately, this year was a chilly day which didn't allow for much sunbathing. I didn't get in the water once! It was a beautiful day though with good friends.
What better backdrop than this for a photo?! Torch Lake is near and dear to my heart. Growing up on boats and spending MANY hours on Torch as a kid keeps me coming back each summer.
This is the drop-off at Deepwater Point on Torch. We park the boat and jump into the 100+ feet deep water. The color is amazing! This year it wasn't too warm...but lots of us still made the plunge! After the boat ride we drove up to the Dockside (a greasy burger joint where you can pull your boat right up to the restaurant) for a delicious dinner and a gorgeous sunset. The weekend was complete. I love summer days. Happy August!
Lindsey was home for 2 weeks, and we sure crammed A LOT into the days. We made sure we did all things "summer" while she was here. Dinners out, visiting with family, boating, fishing, grilling out, ice cream runs etc. Above is a photo from the "girls lunch" day we had with my Auntie Bay (accross from me), Allison (8mos preggers!), Auntie Cyn, and their cousin Susan. We ate at Hana for lunch- delicious!
This was taken immediately following the 5k we ran in Elk Rapids on August 1st! It was fun having just us girls participate!
Justin and I are posing for a dinner shot at The Dockside after a relaxing day on Torch!
Family shot! We scored a seat in the sun- dined on greasy burgers, fries and beverages!
This is what the restaurant looks like....boats are lined up along the dock. Boaters from the lake come in for dinner. Love this place!
