Once upon a time......I took my kids camping every summer. Tent camping. Good old roughing it......well kinda. We went to Jellystone Park. Wisconsin has about 7 of these parks and we hit almost every one over the years. A great place for some fun family time. The activities are wonderful .....
Hayrides, playgrounds, pools with slides, lunch with Yogi Bear, arts and crafts, outdoor movie night, bike trails, boat rentals, scavenger hunts, arcade games, theme parties, all of Yogi Bear's friends... and.... Just ask my kids to sing the "Yogi" song to you!
These photos were from our last trip there in 2004. That year we upgraded to a cottage. (Everyone had had enough of sleeping on the ground and wandering down the road to the bathroom in the middle of the night). It was $12 a night for a tent campsite in previous years and I think about $30 for a cottage - so we were really living the good life here.
All of the Jellystone parks have bike trails. Nice scenic ride.
A walk down to the lake and some quality brother sister time...
Art and craft time. Every day there is some thing new.
Give me Mountain Dew and I'll agree to anything.
The cottage....complete with air conditioning. We sat on the front porch and played board games, had a picnic, and just enjoyed each other's company.
The evening campfire. Sit back relax, tell stories, laugh and just chill.
I also have many photos of the kids with Yogi himself, but those were taken on campouts with our friends, the Mortons,.....and that is another story.
This is Craig - in his catering days. Some years back, he came down for a couple of summers, stayed with Gramma and Grampa, and worked for the Zilli's. I am convinced this inspired him to finish college...
