Muskegon, MI

The first site of Lake Michigan!! Beachwood Park was pilled endlessly with sand, 3 lighthouses were in our view from the shore line. The Great Lakes never disappoint, another vast fresh water lake appearing to have no end. Signs in beach front houses read, "Free Sand!!," "Freer Sand!!," "Free Range Sand Please Take!!" It seemed to be a local competition of who could have the sign that conveyed the freest sand of all. The only thing that we could figure is there is to much sand, the wind piles it up against there houses, and small dunes form in their yards.

I called my daddy.

Stopping at the Great Lakes Naval Museum and Memorial we saw the USS Silverside that was launched in June 1942, and found its resting place at the museum in 1987. Also impressive was the USCCGC

McClane , a coast guard boat that sank a Japanese submarine in WII. 

In town we stopped to have bar-b-q at local diner. The place held about 5 booths, we ate at the counter sitting on there short cushioned bar stools, deciding on our next route. Signs read 2 or more people sitting in booths from 11am till 1am, we were sure it must get busy. The ladies working were delightful. We shared a bowl of their special soup, creamy clam chowder, had a bar-b-q sandwich (with secrete sauce that tasted similar to chutney), fries, a pepsi poured over ice, and just when we thought we were done I saw a chocolate milkshake, in a real milkshake glass being taken to the table behind us. How could I pass that up? As we were leaving the diner started to fill with locals. Driving out we noticed a small smoke house out back, with clear windows, allowing us to see bar-b-q on the rotisserie.