North Shore 2011

My sister and her family came up to MN from Florida for a visit. Since they were in town, we decided to take a family trip up to the North Shore. We love staying at Superior Ridge and this year was no exception. It was just perfect there! Each family had their own room and two of the rooms had decks and kitchenettes.

Tim and I came up a day later than the rest of the family and when we arrived, everyone was heading to Carlton Peak to go hiking. Andrew and I needed naps from the long car ride, so we stayed back. Everyone had a great time on the hike, but they were all very tired when they got back.

Below, Melissa, Tracy and Laura get to rest after making it to the top of the peak!

Here is a view from the top of Carlton Peak! Just Beautiful!!
Andrew loved collecting rocks (it runs in the family). He had his pockets and hands full of rocks!

On Monday night, we drove up to Grand Marais for dinner. The kids (and adults) loved sitting on the beach throwing and skipping rocks in the water.

We ate supper at Sven & Ole's Pizza. Tim and I ordered the vegetarian pizza (aren't you proud of us, Wendy?? :o) and it was probably the best pizza I have ever eaten! If you are ever in Grand Marais, that is the pizza to get!!!

On Tuesday night, after the guys got back from a full day of fishing, we had the mandatory (because of popular demand) salmon dinner. Dan, my brother-in-law, has a special marinade that he uses on salmon, then he grills the fish on smoked pieces of wood and the flavor is out of this world! All the kids gobbled up their fish and I don't think there were any leftovers that night!

These pictures are a little out of order. These are the pictures of the guys BEFORE fishing. It was pretty rough for them on the water, lots of mosquitoes, and not many fish, so the AFTER picture is not available for viewing :o)

Gooseberry Falls is so beautiful and the kids had so much fun playing in the water!


Our last event before heading home was a family picnic by Lake Superior. We had such a wonderful time together and we are already planning next year's North Shore trip! I'm so thankful to the Lord for giving me such a wonderful family!