Pentwater to Grand Haven

Saturday, in Pentwater, we attended their homecoming festival parade.   It appears to be easier to come up with a float in a harbor town.  Many of the trailers were boat trailers pressed into service for the occasion.  We stayed through Monday morning, as small craft advisories were in effect Saturday and Sunday.  Pentwater was a fun city to be trapped in.  We walked and rode our bikes along the waterfront and through the town. Things were pretty crazy on Saturday for the parade and fireworks. People started putting their chairs along the street at 10 am for the 4 pm parade.  John was happy to see this Superbee in the parade, as it reminded him of the first new car he bought-a 1969 Superbee.

We sat at a restaurant table along the main street for the parade and had a perfect view of the fireworks from the boat.

We saw an unusual boat in the harbor,  a German SEACAMPER: length 26 ft, 8.3 ft wide, 2 ft draw, 11 ft height with radar/bimini down, 7000 pounds. They are 2/3 finished with the loop.  The Jumbo  looks like a floating bus.

Monday morning we left for Grand Haven.  The lakes can be perfect, gentle ladies at times and today was one of those times, as shown in this picture by the Pentwater south breakwall.

We tied up at the municipal marina, which is directly across the river from Grand Haven's famed musical fountain, so we look forward to tonight's show. We walked along the boardwalk to the lighthouses.

John scouted bike trails for us Monday and Tuesday morning we rode 9 3/4 miles, much of it on Harbor Island, the site of Grand Haven's powerhouse.  We saw a freighter unloading coal for the powerhouse, but didn't have the camera.  The Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg area is great for biking.  We are heading to St. Joe today, as the weather doesn't sound promising for tomorrow and we have to be in St. Joe this week to get our new dinghy.  Oh, yeah, the fountain was fun.  Not quite ready for Broadway, but the bleachers were full, so it is popular.