Monday, May 27, 1996

May 27, 1996: Sleeping Bear Dunes with the Gonyos






Mom, Grandma, and I went to the Platte River Campground to see the Gonyos.    First, we ate at a country restaurant near Ludington.   It had a grocery store and bakery attached to it.   Then, we went to the Gwen Frostic store near Benzonia.  Gwen was an older lady who was famous for her artistic works.  Her store set on River Road near a river.    The store was in a converted log cabin. She sold stationary, books, wrapping paper, cuts, etc. with her drawings of nature.   She drew birds, trees, and flowers on the items she sold.   The store used to be bigger when the Klees, Lawvers, Gonyos, and I went there.  They closed off a section of the store. 

The Gonyos had just bought a beautiful 5th wheel that had a couch, microwave, TV, kitchen, Lazyboy, bathroom, and large bedroom.   Wendy, Joy, Mom, their dog, and I took a 2 mile walk to Lake Michigan.   Wendy and Todd were doing their internships at this park until August.   They lived in a house that used to be the living quarters of an old air force base.  The red house was in Empire, Michigan and overlooked Lake Michigan.

Then, we went on a scenic drive through Sleeping Bear Dunes.  

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