Antioch, Illinois/Door County, Wisconsin--Curnes/Smith Family Reunion

We had a couple of hours before we needed to arrive at the Curnes/Smith family picnic.  Antioch is 30 minutes east of Lake Michigan so drove over.  Other than the traffic construction that slowed us down and couldn't figure out how to get to the beach, it was a lovely couple of hours. One cannot drive up to the beach.  We parked then walked approximately 75 yards up a bluff before you could see the lake.  It was an awesome sight when we finally arrived.

After walking a bit, we decided to head to the lake house.  Not wanting to go back on the same route, we wandered north to Wisconsin then asked the GPS for the shortest route to the picnic. This kept us off of the 4-lane roads and on county roads of both states.  It was a beautiful drive. This time of year here is gorgeous.  Not sure I would want to be here in the winter but love now.

We arrived at the Curnes/Smith family picnic where they were once again honoring Rick Carey.  I was wanting to be here as we did not attend Rick's funeral in February.  I also wanted to see this important part of my daughter-in-law's life.  I am so glad that we came.  As one walks in from the street which is the back side of the house, they hand you an ear of roasted corn.  They dip this into melted butter that is sitting on the grill. Quite the custom in this area and very good.

Enjoy the snapshots from the picnic.  The house is located on the shore of Lake Marie.  we enjoyed meeting all the relatives and the delicious food that was provided.

Casey, James, Seth, and Louise on the lake side of the house.

Boat dock on Lake Marie side of house.

Zeke with a cross bow and arrow.

Mary Jane with her Uncle Rich

Mary Jane playing in pool with cousins.