A Weekend in Michigan

Lou and I spent a long weekend in Michigan the last weekend in July (I know, I've been bad about posting). It was a nice trip to see Lou's family. We Spent a few days alone with his parents in Caseville, a small town on the shore of Saganaw Bay at the mouth Lake Huron, and then we stayed at their home for the last two days.

We saw some beautiful scenery on the way up to Caseville (actually we were in the heart of the Thumb of Michigan, which is pretty much all farmland). Here's a shot from our drive north.



While we were up there, we bought some walleye and whitefish at a fish market and brought them back with us to Lou's parents house to prepare as a feast for his family on Sunday afternoon. Here's a picture of the walleye before Lou put it on the grill (he brushed the fish with oil olive and covered the fish with basil and thyme from his dad's garden).



We also grilled some corn and some asparagus.



Here we all are after our meal.



So, what do you do in Michigan after a big family summer feast? You jump up and down on the trampoline with your boyfriend's niece! It was more fun than I imagined.



There were also a few triumphant moments on the badminton court.



Lastly, we stopped by Lou's grandmother's house to say goodbye and see her garden.



She showed us her lovely squash and tomatoes.





She also showed us one of her pickling cucumbers.



I should also mention that we ate our share of Erma's Frozen Custard while we were there. We stopped there four times, in fact. Frozen custard is a midwestern specialty. It's richer than ice cream, and delicious. When I lived in Illinois, I used to love to visit the Jarling's Custard Cup in Champaign. Erma's was a nice treat, and it helped make our trip even more tasty.