Mad Town Monday XIV: Good Old Fashioned Fun

The weekend after Labor Day, my brother's family came up for a weekend of good old fashioned fun. We decided to go camping on the Wisconsin River near the Frank Lloyd Wright on an adorable little beach we had found when we went to House on the Rock. (You can read about that here.)

We got a late start and when we got to the beach we found out there was no camping or overnight parking allowed. So we wondered around as the sun set, looking for a place to camp. We finally settled on Tower Hill State Park but then we couldn't find a level camping site and it was already dark. I just couldn't understand why we were paying $20 per car to sleep lay on the ground all night when we could just go home and actually get some sleep for free, not to mention have normal food. But they talked me into it.

We found a reasonably level spot and started setting up camp by the light of car headlights and cooked dinner by firelight. Indy loved walking around in the dirt, touching every rock, leaf, and staying up way too late.

Our oh-so-lovely camp

The next Morning the men cast off in the kayak to find the beach by waterway and the women and children did the sensible thing, and drove. We spent a warm and lovely day on the beach. Madeline (12yr) found a bow staff she just couldn't be parted with, Indy (12 mo) ate sand, and I (25yr) found a stick bug! 

After we were all tuckered out from the fun we drove home. How does that old saying go? 'Campsites are twenty bucks but memories are priceless.'