We spent Sunday August 27th to Wednesday August 30th in a cottage in Harbert, Michigan. It was a nice change of scenery. We have visited this area in the past, mostly New Buffalo, South Haven, Union Pier, and Saugatuck. Sadly, I learned thru my search on the internet for restaurants that many of them are closed Monday thru Thursday. So, next time (if there is one), we will have to try to stay over the weekend.
After eating our Sunday mid-day meal at Jaywalker overlooking the Saint Joseph River, we crossed on Highway 12 to New Buffalo. The beach status was Red Flag because of riptide currents and lots of wind. We walked to the beach area, but we had no plans to stay. Our main stop was Oink's Ice Cream. This company has been in business since 1987. The shop is full of things related to pigs and to ice cream.
When you enter, you take a number from the "butler". It was busy enough that we had time to peruse the flavors before our number was called.
I chose Bear Claw which consisted of dark chocolate ice cream with swirls of caramel and cashews. There are only a few tables inside so we ate outside at the picnic tables.
While we were eating, an old model A Ford drove up. It had Indiana plates.
Pretty soon, 3 more cars arrived. After I crossed the street to take a picture of Oink's and some of the cars in a different lot, a green Model A pulled in. I chatted a bit with the driver. He is from Crown Point; this was an outing of some of the club members.
It was a fun "addition" to our ice cream time.
The harbor and beach were busy.
We were to check into the cottage in Harbert at 4 p.m. We arrived about 3:30, and the cleaning crew was still there. We ended up browsing in an antique shop in nearby Sawyer.
One of the different features of this cottage is the master bathroom with skylights and a walk-in shower with a rain-shower head and jets that come out of the side (which I did not try).
We baked a frozen pizza Sunday night and microwaved breakfast bowls Monday morning.
We ate breakfast Monday at the game table in the living room.
Monday we drove to Saugatuck where we ate at The Butler Patio overlooking the Kalamazoo River. It was a lovely day to be outside.
The Butler had some unusual hamburgers. I have never seen one served with ham.
Because big burgers in buns do not go down my digestive tract well, I chose a turkey sandwich on flat bread.
We bought an unbaked frozen peach pie at the bakery. We had taken an insulated bag and freezer cooler blocks. We brought the pie home and will bake it in the next month probably.
On Tuesday, we ate our lunch on the screened-in porch. We bought a sandwich at a grocery store in Three Oaks. We had our hearts set on eggs Benedict at the Oaks Eatery restaurant, but when we drove up on the 29th it was closed with a note on the door that said they had equipment problems and would not be opening that day. The only thing that we could find open was a McDonald's.
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Harbert Beach and Cherry Beach were a short distance from our cottage. We took the cottage beach chairs to Cherry Beach Tuesday afternoon. It was cloudy, but the dark clouds stayed in the distance.
The Green Bush Brewing Company in nearby Sawyer was open; we ate supper there Monday.
Our last day (Wednesday the 30th), we drove to South Haven to buy peaches at the Farmers Market. South Haven is so tourist-friendly. Public restrooms and plentiful free parking are a nice change from other Harbor Country towns.
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