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High Spirits at Spirit Lake

6/12/2022

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 The Midwest Glampers gathered this weekend at Marble Beach State Park on Spirit Lake. I didn't see any marble or a beach but it's a beautiful campground with lots of recent upgrades. Most of the sites are full hookups, spacious, and fairly level. Internet and phone service are good. I arrived late Friday morning and skipped the afternoon trip to a glass fusion class to get set up and grab a nap.

The evening's entertainment was a s'mores bar and campfire. The weather was perfect with a beautiful sunset. My favorite s'mores combination was coconut cookies sandwiching a marshmallow, dark chocolate square, and caramel sauce. And a few stories were told around the fire.


Saturday morning, after a Muffins and Mimosas bar, the project was painting gourd birdhouses. Karen (another Karen) and Duane provided gourds with holes drilled and seeds removed, some even primed. The Glampers are nothing if not aspiring artists and the designs were bright and varied.
As I was about the settle in for lunch in my camper and some serious writing, I was a abducted for a lunch trip. Excellent food was obtained at Tweeter's in one of the Okoboji towns (I was lost most of the afternoon. Fortunately I wasn't driving.) 'Lunch' turned into shopping and then a trip to Arnold's Park. We stopped at the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I snapped a shot of my brother Jim's bio from his 2019 induction as a representative of the music media. We also visited the mirror maze and had a short concert from Lena, our Glamper-in-Training.
Saturday night was another beautiful evening for a campfire. Jackie and Harry provided homemade ice cream and apple crisp. Yummy.  Sunday morning, facing a five to six hour drive home, I packed up early. Just as I was about to depart, I witnessed Carol and Cookie, laying in the road, trying to stop Jackie and Harry from leaving. Glampers are not only artistic; they are very dramatic.
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