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Tawas Bay Perfect Family Vacation
hen I heard that Tawas I have to admit, I wasn’t half
Bay on Lake Huron is bad. I actually caught something.
considered one of the Well, to be honest, my pole
best sailing areas in the United caught something. When I felt a
States, I had to include it in my fish on the line I quickly gave
vacation planning. And, I have to it to my friend to take over. I’m
say, I certainly wasn’t told I caught a perch.
disappointed.
Fish are quite plentiful in Tawas
If you’re not familiar with Tawas Bay. You’ll find perch, walleye
Bay, you’re certainly missing out (a really mean-looking fish if
on one of America’s treasures, you ask me), brown trout, lake
and will certainly make the trout, northern pike, bass, coho
perfect family vacation. Tawas and Chinook salmon.
Bay (considered by many to be the
“Cape cod of the Midwest”) is Tawas Bay is also home to Tawas
located on Lake Huron in Point State Park, which features
Northeast Michigan, just a campsites with electric hookups,
three-hour drive from the Detroit modern toilets and showers. In
area. short, my kind of camping.
There’s a playground for the
The winds and protected waters kids, and areas where metal
are what makes Tawas Bay so good detecting is allowed.
for sailing. A limestone reef was
built in Tawas Bay in 1987, which While planning a vacation to
helped make it one of the finest Tawas, make sure you make time
fishing areas as well. I went for for the Tawas Point Lighthouse,
the sailing, but, oddly enough, built in 1876. The Tawas Point
ended up having a great time Lighthouse is open for tours on
fishing. It was my first time and the weekends, Memorial Day
through Labor Day. If you visit Celebration Days. Many children’s
the lighthouse, do make sure you activities are planned during
take the tour, which allows you this time, as well as
to walk to the top of the tower demonstrations of black-smithing,
for an incredible view of Tawas wood carving and weaving, as well
Point. Standing 70 feet above as guided hikes and a fishing
Lake Huron, the view from the derby.
lighthouse tower will take your
breath away. My vacation to Tawas Bay is
certainly one I’ll take again.
If you have kids, you might want Before planning your next Lake
to plan your vacation to Tawas Huron family vacation, take a
Bay for the second weekend of look at Tawas Bay, the “Cape Cod
June, during the Tawas Point of the Midwest.”
About the Author:
Diane McCalley is an accountant, avid traveler and owner of http://www.thetravelerscompanion.com
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