August 31, 2007 by Terri Enright.

Labor Day weekend finds us back at Black River for our annual holiday celebration. We were lucky enough to get our favorite site.  We had a picnic on a beautiful sunny afternoon with many family members joining us. 

Sunday evening as we were sitting around the campfire, we heard sirens and shortly after a huge cloud of smoke drifted through the forest overhead.  The smoke continued for several hours and then the stars returned. 

We went fishing and caught a few fish, which we cooked up over the campfire.  We saw over 30 elk and several deer on our nightly ride through the woods.  This is the most peaceful place on earth and one of our very favorite places to camp.

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August 25, 2007 by Tim Enright.

My wife arrived home as I was hooking up the RV to go to Sleepy Hollow State Park. It is located near Lansing, Michigan. She told me that she had heard on the radio a severe storm had been reported for the park we were headed for. I called the park and was informed that the storm had passed through the area, but the power was still on. On the way down we encountered closed roads and lots of fallen trees. Later we found out several tornados had touched down in the area.

We arrived to find plenty of available sites. Most of them are quite secluded. It looked as if the sites were individually carved out of the forest one at a time. If you are looking for privacy, then this is the place for you. All the campsites have paved pads. You will, however, need an extension cord to reach most of the electrical posts.

The following morning we went down to the ranger’s station to pickup some brochures. The ranger told us of some young people that arrived the night before. He told them that under aged drinking would not be allowed. Sure enough, several MIP’s and 2 campsites were evicted that night. I have noticed that tolerance levels for this type of thing vary throughout this state. I would not advise pushing your luck in this park.

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August 11, 2007 by Terri Enright.

We find ourselves back at Petit Park in Clare, MI, once again.  I was hoping to see the deer we had previously seen on other trips to this park.  When I mentioned this to my husband he said those deer are probably in someone’s freezer by now.  While we were eating our dinner, I looked out the window and saw the deer had returned.  He was heading towards the apple tree in the park for some dinner of his own.  The people who were camped next to us were sitting outside with their dog oblivious to the visitor from the woods. 

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August 3, 2007 by Terri Enright.

This weekend is the Pig Gig and we decided to stay at the Bay City State Park, located in Bay City, MI.  We had 2 huge sites which allowed us plenty of room to play rodeo golf.   We have never played before, and found it lots of fun.  There is a nice little ice cream shop within walking distance of the park.  They serve Ashby Sterling ice cream, which is our favorite.

We went to the Pig Gig on Saturday for some great Ribs.  The Pig Gig is a Rib cooking competition held in Bay City every year.  This is my husband’s favorite event of the year; he goes nuts over the large variety of ribs to choose from.  His favorite ribs again this year were from Aussom Aussie. Seems as if these ribs are the ones to beat. My favorite part of the event is the piggy races where real pigs race around a track. 

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