We woke up on Saturday morning to rain and dark clouds. I was bummed because I had my heart set on driving to Shetler Dairy Farm for their "Open Barn" day. Luckily, the sky opened and we decided to make the trip over to Kalkaska to check it out.
Lots of people had the same idea...it was packed!
We enjoyed most of the above...the hay maze, a hay ride and a tour of the plant. We tried to get the boys to get their faces painted but they wouldn't have a thing to do with it.
We enjoyed the farms own milk...white, chocolate and strawberry :) They all were so good!
The boys loved this Jersey cow named Jill. She was so sweet. They fed her hay and got to pet her. 
Ethan took this picture of me, Dave and Carter while we waited for our hay ride.On our hay ride we got to see all of the dairy cows that are all grass fed. We also got to see pigs. The boys really liked the hay ride...Carter especially liked seeing all of the tractors.
After the farm, Dave said we might as well take a trip to Grayling while we're at it. He has always wanted to visit Hartwick State Park to see one of Michigans last stands of old-growth pine forests.
We hiked through the trails of these HUGE trees. It was beautiful.
They were VERY tall. There was even a wedding taking place at a small chapel that was right in the forest.
By the time we left we had two very tired boys who were asleep within minutes on the road. It was an unexpected day trip that was lots of fun. I hope you too have had a great weekend.
We hiked through the trails of these HUGE trees. It was beautiful. 
They were VERY tall. There was even a wedding taking place at a small chapel that was right in the forest. 
By the time we left we had two very tired boys who were asleep within minutes on the road. It was an unexpected day trip that was lots of fun. I hope you too have had a great weekend. Blessings,
Trish
Trish, I'm so glad you've had the chance to see the pines as like most things on earth they are only temporary,
ReplyDeleteAlso showing the boys the farm will stay with them forever.
I also loved the article on the park.
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Grampa Darrell
Looks like you had a great time. I love days like that. Hartwick pines is great. My mom and I camped there w/ Nic and Alec when they were little....we had a ton of fun. Keep enjoying the life up north!
ReplyDeleteHartwick Pines is where we went for the maple syrup informational day in spring - put it on your calendar as it was great! Love seeing the pics & seeing you enjoy the area!
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