Dancing Waters

 Grand Haven

On Friday Sept 9th we departed early from Muskegon as the forecast changed with winds expected to pick up a good bit later in the day. We only had 19 miles so it was a pretty quick cruise even for us and the water was getting a bit lumpy towards the end of our cruise. There was no room in the Inn or should I say marina but there was space on the wall right in town. We traveled with Charley Girl and tied up just behind them.

Grand Haven is just west of the much larger city of Grand Rapids. The Main Street of town ends right at the waterfront where the wall was where we tied up. This was another repeat of the many neat and clean small Michigan towns we have enjoyed along the coast but again it had a different feel than all the others. On the Main Street they had a bakery that mainly makes bread. They excellent bait to get you to buy their baked goods.

They give you a free slice with fresh butter as a sample. The day we were there they had pecan cinnamon bread that was absolutely to die for. It was much more dessert that regular bread. We were thinking it would make world class French toast. With great pain and effort we resisted the temptation to buy a loaf of it but we did get a loaf of their whole wheat which is great for sandwiches. I still regret not giving in to that sinful desire. Sue and I took in the local museum that was not only free but it was excellent to boot. It was one of the better town museums we have come across.  In the late afternoon we headed out with the crew of Charlie Girl and hit a couple of brewery’s followed by dinner. Back at the boat we watched the dancing water show which is set to lights and music. For a small town it was really enjoyable. It was built in the early 60’s and is said to be the largest one of it’s kind in the country. The waterfront was teaming with people and boats enjoying the show.