Heading northeast from Madison, then cutting straight east, we drove along the shores of Lake Michigan yesterday.  A lunch stop at Kohler-Andrae State Park allowed time to see the incredible white sand dunes along the shore and to give Ranger a walk along the marsh trail, where we spotted marsh wrens and dozens of red-winged blackbirds.  Back on the road again, we took route 42 along the shore and onto the Door peninsula.  The lakefront towns of Egg Harbor and Fish Creek are full of cute little shops that must be busy during the height of tourist season, but on a weekday in early June they were fairly quiet.

We arrived at our site in Peninsula State Park in late afternoon, allowing time to grill dinner and enjoy a campfire.  There are lots of trees and thick underbrush around the site, so it's fairly private.  Everyone here seems to be riding bikes around, and given the size of the park we may consider renting some at nearby Nicolet Beach in order to see more of the sights.  

Cell phone and internet service here are marginal, so I'm not going to try to post any photos for a few days, though I have been taking LOTS.  

Good weather continues:  low 50's this morning, going into the high 60's later, partly cloudy, no rain in the forecast.