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Souvenirs from the Yooper Tourist Trap!!

Day 12 - Tennessee Aquarium

Yes, we stayed in Chattanooga just to go to the Tennessee Aquarium...and we loved it!

Day 11 - Travel to Tennessee

Not the most exciting day...just driving!

Highlight of the trip was Metropolis...kids were not amused. Lol

So, craziness once we reached the hotel!

Day 10 - Illinois

Hung out with family again. More swimming for breakfast, yes please :)

Drove down to Bourbonnais to the opening night of the Bourbonnais Friendship Festival to hear Jimmy Warren play. 

Day 9 - Illinois

Lots of driving again. Left Michigan, thru Wisconsin, and into Illinois. 

Visited Dylan's grandparents, went to dinner, and headed to an aunts house for swimming and hanging out with family and cousins :)

Day 8 - More Michigan

Well, I may not have taken a picture on the 'beach', but Keith did ;)

We just did a lot of exploring and playing around town and the lake. 

Started our day with pie at DRC:

Checked out the boats:

Skipped rocks:

Climbed around Black Rocks:

Ice Cream:

Yooper Tourist Trap:

Playground time:

More Black Rocks:

More rock-skipping with Laura and Madison:

Day 7 - Michigan - Upper Peninsula

Stayed right before you cross the Mackinaw Bridge so that we could do it in the daylight. 

Ventured around as we made our way to Marquette. 

Locks in Sault Ste Marie:

Then there were these flowers...anyone know what they are?!

Then we went to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore:

We went to the 'beach' on Lake Superior and had lunch, but I forgot to take pictures. 

I got some pretty flowers given to me :)

Backyard fun:

More fun to come...