For Independence Day we drove to Vermillion, Ohio to enjoy small town America, and to take the kids to Lake Erie for the first time.
Vermillion is on the shores of Lake Erie, A nice picturesque town where people from Cleveland come to go boating with their yachts, and there's some darn nice yachts there.
The town wasn't very crowded, and many people wore masks walking around, but most did not when outside. Stores had signs limiting guest to 5 at a time with masks on in the stores stores, so we checked out the various art galleries and other shops for a bit. Ohio tends to be less uptight about masks, etc., than Michigan and has opened up quicker and been les dictatorial about it throughout.
They also have a nice park with a couple naval guns on display:
They're 32-pounder smooth-bore Dahlgren guns from the US Civil War era with anchors signifying naval usage.
We had lunch in the park, doing takeout from the Main Street Soda Grill - burgers, fries, onion rings, milkshakes and ice cream floats. Everything was great.
Then on to Lake Erie:
We had a nice swim and relaxed on the beach.
Now the only Great Lake they haven't at least dipped their toes into is Lake Superior - and we'll fix that.
Then, home in time to watch fireworks and have dinner. It was a great Independence Day.
