Lesson

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, Michigan, July 1961. I just don't get it.

Dogs Allowed

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1980. Gigi enjoyed visiting that beach.

Cooling-Off Reunion

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. The moose finds a little relief.

Some "mooses" have better luck:

The resort has many attractions.

Palanga, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1957. The beach isn't the only spot.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Imagine the beach.

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. Make the most of the location.

Welcome, Summer

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. Find your summer spot.

Holiday Weekend

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1963. Mom's knitting bag is nearly within reach.

Related by Marriage: Anticipation

New Buffalo, Michigan, about 1974. Mr. Irene's Dad is ready for the beach.

Sunday Paper: Holiday-Weekend Edition

Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1956. Mom stays close to the cottage.

Sunday Afternoon at the Beach

Union Pier, Michigan, August 1968. I enjoy a last summer weekend before the pre-school butterflies set in.

July Days

Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, July 1959. Mom reported last night that one of the house-search television shows featured an episode focused on the Parry Sound/Georgian Bay region. Mom fondly remembers the beauty of the area, but she can't imagine having a vacation home on a remote island (that led to a short discussion about medical emergencies). Mom noted that when she and Dad stayed in Parry Sound, the closest grocery store was about 10 miles away, and it was a lousy store.

She also fondly recalled the time spent blueberry picking. Mom reminded us that she lost interest in picking after the rattlesnake incident. ("There were snakes there!")

Reward

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, July 1961. Dad gives me a lift after the swimming lesson. (I don't remember having had saddle shoes.)

Perched

Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. Some positions my Toronto Cousin on that piece of driftwood.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Swimming Lesson

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, July 1961. That's our rental cottage in the background.

Cooling

Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. My Toronto Cousin and her Dad, Kadis, choose another spot.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Summer Weekend

Probably near Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. My Toronto Cousin and her Dad, Kadis, enjoy a favorite spot.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

The Same Spot

Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, and her daughter Jonė pose on that piece of driftwood.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Holiday Weekend

Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, July 1959. Here's the gang before the friends started to frolic.

Shade

Near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, August 1959. We used that umbrella for many years.

Fascination

Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, July 1957. Family members staged a number of snapshots around that piece of driftwood.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making that photo available to us.