Mother’s Day Outing Part 1 - Lake Linden Marina

With today being Mother’s Day, we decided to go on a picnic for lunch. Our favorite spots for a picnic include being on the shore of Lake Superior. Today, though, the temps were in the low 50s so we decided to head to an inland lake in hopes of warmer (and less windy) weather so we settled with going to the Lake Linden park with a view of Torch Lake.

It was still mighty chilly in Lake Linden - the bank was showing the temp at 52 degrees. As we sometimes do in the winter, we had our picnic on the car. The Lake Linden Marina ended up being the perfect place to park. There was plenty of parking facing the lake and there were only a few people there on this chilly and cloudy day.

It has been a long winter so I wasn’t surprised to see a few boats already docked at the marina just waiting for a nice day to go for a cruise.

The seagulls were also out in full force. They didn’t bother us too much since we ate in the car. But not too far from us they were getting a feast from a fisherman cleaning out his catch. He’d throw out a piece and the seagulls would go crazy following the one bird that was fortunate enough to grab the piece. Seagulls can be a nuisance, but they are very graceful when you watch them fly.

After filling our bellies, we started making our way home when inspiration hit. This time of year, when the weather is still chilly, sometimes you can find warmth in the protection of the woods. Tomorrow I’ll share where we went.

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