Muskegon Elks Lodge Campground, May 31 through June 10, 2015
Definition of Milling Around – to move around in a disorderly manner in a limited area.
We are being shocked at the prices of overnight stays at campgrounds in this part of the country. Boondocking spots are mostly located inland where it is too hot which means pricy RV Parks might be the only refuge. Using our research resources we discover that the Elks Lodge in Muskogen has a campground right on Lake Michigan. And it has a weekly rate that is reasonable. So we make a quick phone call and find they have space for us. Frank checks the place out using Google Satellite it appears that there are 80 campsites.
Once we arrive, it’s explained to us that out of the 80, only 5 are available to transient travelers like us. The rest of the sites are only available by the season. Well that’s certainly interesting. However, it is such a unique spot, on the lake, surrounded by wilderness, but only 10 minutes to the closest Starbucks, we can definitely understand the attraction of renting a site for the whole summer season. We asked about the availability of one of the seasonal spots and were told the waiting list was over a hundred names long. Plus about the only way to get a spot was for someone to die. Wow!
Just after we arrived and got set up, Frank’s brother Terry, who lives in Texas, called and asked where we were. We said Michigan, and he said that’s where they were headed. Plans were made to get together in a few days.
In the meantime, EJ found a Costco in Grand Rapids where we needed to get some warranty work taken care off and she also made an appointment for Frank to go to an ENT specialist to see if the ear infection that didn’t want to to away was causing any hearing damage.
So it was a big day to get all that taken care of, but we managed to have some fun along the way.
The next day, Terry and Joy arrived. We hung out in the RV for awhile before deciding to head over to Spring Lake to check out Old Boys Brewhouse for lunch.
Afterwards we wandered over to the beach to check out the views.
The next day we decided to check out Holland. It was too late to see any tulips, they were long gone. We had lunch at the New Holland Pub on 8th and it was good.
Next we headed off in search of ice cream.
Wandering down the streets we spied a new kind of convertible. I’m guessing this is a “one of a kind”!
We took a walk along the waterfront and found a light house.
All too soon it was time to head back to the RV and say our goodbyes for Terry and Joy were headed back to their house in the morning. After they drove off, EJ and I walked over to the beach and caught a fantastic sunset.
Over the next few days we continue to meander around the area exploring more breweries, beaches, lighthouses and margueritas.
On Saturday night, the Elks had a steak cookout and we were invited to join them. $25 got you two steaks, potatoes, salads, desserts and more. But you had to cook your own steaks. This is what happens when you get a bunch of ELks hunting a bargain. Somewhere in the middle of that mass of people is the cooking grille.
We couldn’t get close enough to the grille to cook our steaks, so we took everything back to Big Guy, got out our own grille and had our own picnic.
We tried to extend our stay, but all the spaces were reserved for the next few days so we have to move on. We are enjoying the temperatures here, so naturally we have no desire to move any further inland. We find an RV park right on the edge of downtown Muskegon on the water. So that’s our next stop.
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