Mini Vacation- Fisherman's Island State Park Charlevoix, MI

All I can say about this place is WOW. This is by far the best camping location I've ever been to in my life. Here is a recap of this weekend's adventure.

Fisherman's Island State Park

We started this weekends trip in Petoskey Michigan. Surprisingly it was very modern (not typical of "up north") with all kinds of little Boutiques/Shops and Art Galleries. It was perfect for the man bun wearing hipster, riding a bike around with a helmet in their all natural garb. This place wasn't my cup of tea and we didn't waste much time here.

Next we traveled South for about 30min to land us in Charlevoix. It's on the waters of Lake Michigan, which is the 2nd largest of the great lakes behind Lake Superior. It's also the home of the Worlds Largest Cherry Pie (Insert Warrant lyrics here). This year we set out to also find some of the craziest roadside attractions, and this one was no exception.

Ingredients

Arriving at the Park

Upon arrival at the park we were greeted by this sign. Letting people know they no longer take Canadian Currency??? Not sure what's up with that. Also not sure how Cash/Coin is US Currency but US Dollars are checks. I always thought they were just debt notes......

Campsite and setup

We had originally planned on staying here Saturday Night then heading South on Sunday. More on that to come. With no clue what the sites looked like we picked one that was close to amenities. By amenities I mean the Outhouse and hand pump water station. These are all Rustic campsites with no power, showers or running water.

We grabbed a map of the grounds and set out to find our site. This campground is absolutely HUGE. Between the north loop campsites and south loop campsites it's 3 miles. The park offers 6 miles of sandy beaches (that no one uses as you'll see) and water as clear as the Caribbean.

We travel very light to make it easier to move from camp to camp. Here is what we pack. One Coleman Exponent Heka X2 Backpack Tent and a cooler of beer/food, not much food as it takes up beer space.

Here was the Welcome Chipmunk. He got into the bread while we were walking the beach and nibbled on about 5 slices. UGH. So we gave him more. 😂

Exploring the Park

This is about the point when my mind was first blown about this place. The water is so clear it's unreal.

Stay tuned for Part 2. Maybe I'll figure out how to upload videos and post some of them. Tomorrow I'll post about our first night and what happened when we were getting ready to leave.

I drew this in the sand with the intentions of making a GIF. I wrote it out half way and the waves washed it away the first time. Wrote it really fast so I could get a video.....and the waves didn't make it back up that high. Maybe next time.