While waiting in the lobby, the kids knocked out their multiplication. It was going well until they started playing Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Squeakal. They got good reports overall, but since William is about to start orthodontic treatment, they want to fill in some tiny cavities. And he also has to get a scan before starting, so we have lots of dental appointments on the calendar. Originally, we had three in two weeks, but his orthodontist wanted the scan done before his treatment, so we moved that out, and were also able to reschedule his fillings for his scan day. I'm really thankful for the spaced out appointments!
Our first adventure stop was Salvation Army. Amazingly, they found a copy of Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Squeakal on DVD. For $.50 Avia bought it for them. Juliet also found a birthday gift for William!
On the way to Belle Isle, William tried to figure out the DVD player with verbal help from me and Avia. He did get it to work, but the DVD had a scratch that no amount of jean rubbing or toothpaste application would fix. = (
We ended up going through downtown Detroit again, but at least this time it made sense. After a few wrong turns, we made it to Belle Isle!
Looking Southward toward Canada. (so weird!!)
We stopped at the fountain,
saw an old anchor from the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Walked around the outside of the Maritime Museum, since it was closed,
Read things about the war of 1812,
Learned a little about the Canal System on the island,
And found a brown sign with white lettering that said Belle Isle!!!! Okay, so it's not the usual type, but was the closest we could get, they didn't have the other type of sign. = (
We also admired the leaf prints in the sidewalk.
And found some corporate art, before heading south.
It is a very nice island, and we had beautiful weather for our visit! It would be easy to spend an entire day or maybe two or three to explore all the offerings of the island!
later days
If you want to see all the ones we've visited so far, here are the links to the posts:Tahquamenon Falls #15
Keith J Charters #33
Silver Lake State Park #49
Muskegon State Park #50*
Newaygo State Park #51
PJ Hoffmaster State Park #52
Grand Haven State Park #53
Ionia State Park #54
Sleepy Hollow State Park #55
Holland State Park #61
Island Park State Recreation Area #63b
Fort Custer Recreation Area #69
Waterloo Recreation Area #70a
Pickney State Recreation Area #70b
Van Buren State Park #73
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