Day 2 (Thursday)
Our "Lemo" tour began at 10:30 AM, setting off in a caravan that wound through the town of Ludington and out toward the magnificent sand dunes of Ludington State Park. From the lead vehicle, our host Chris masterfully narrated the entire trip, connecting our shuttles with a clever hands-free audio system. His deep knowledge of Ludington and the surrounding landscape was impressive, and he did a wonderful job bringing the area's history and landmarks to life.
Our tour began in the Ludington State Park. A beautiful area as you will see.
Back row; Dick Neuses, Bob Warren's, John Magnusson, Nancy Parker, Vic Schiegg, John Torrison, Dale Sievert, Bob Kattner - Front row; Marie Neuses, Karen Bouril, Paul Bouril, Marlene Gramm, Del Torrison Sharon Magnusson and John Harvey - Karen Harvey must be taking the Picture?
L/R - John Magnusson, Nancy Parker, Vic Schiegg, John Ttorrison and Del Torrison.
Del desperately tries to play the Action Hero in a super exciting water adventure. Turns out she's just all wet!
Nobody bothered to walk down to the lake. . . Now if this were a nude beach . . . Naw, that probably wouldn't work either. Damm! it's tough getting old.
Our trip took us to a very interesting Power plant. It's really cool but not easy to capture.
Below you see Lake Michigan. We are approximately 150 (or so) feet above the lake. At this level there is a man made (lake or dam).
In the daytime water flows out of the dam and down through power turbines creating electricity on its way back into the lake.
At night when the demand for power is at the lowest, pumps on the low end are powered on and send water back up to the dam. The net power cost is extremely positive for the power grid.
Neat HUH?
Carefull there honey. We don't want to break that thing do we!
Lunch
Reservations should be the 8th wonder of the world. Jamestown Brewery was ready for us when we arrived.
Left side Front to back - John Magnusson, Sharon Magnusson, Marlene Gramm, Vic Schiegg, Nancy Parker, Bob Warrans, Karen Harvey and John Harvey
Right side Front to back - Bob Kattner, Dick Neuses, Marie Neuses, John Torrison, Del Torrison, Dale Sievert, Karen Bouril and Paul Bouril
The balance of the afternoon was spent "Canoodling" This picture shows Vic and Nancy crossing the street to get an ice cream cone.
Pizza - Days End
Left to right - John Torrison, Del Torrison, Marleen Dramm, Bob Kattner, Marie Neuses, Dick Neuses and John Magnusson.
Here Paul and Karen Bouril play on the Carrom board. Nancy Parker expresses her opinion on how they are doing!
Quiz - How many people are in this picture?