MAY 9: Off On a New Adventure!

With our annual first quarter events over and done with, it was time to head for our summer stay at  Sandy Shores Campground on the shore of Silver Lake near the famous Lake Michigan Silver Lake Sand Dunes.



 We've never been to this  part of Michigan before, so this opportunity gives us new territory to visit while we put a few coins in our pockets as workampers.

Sandy Shores Campground has been a family-owned campground for almost 40 years with  214 campsites - 147 seasonal sites and 67 overnight sites. There's a heated pool, bath house and laundry building, playground, and a private beach across the road along with boat docks. The campground is open from early May to late September. The upcoming holiday weekend will be very busy!



 The owners, Jerry & Chris, and their son Mike,  live in the campground for most of the summer.  Another son, Nick lives close by.  We are two of the seven workkampers here.

When we arrived on May 9, our first assignment was to get familiar with the area and the attractions that are nearby.  Since then, we've gotten better acquainted with our bosses and fellow workers, and started slowly on our individual jobs. Hank will be helping with campground maintenace and  and doing some nighttime security rounds. Selene will be working with reservations and check-ins at  the office.  Two days a week from 10-6,  we'll be responsible for keeping the bath house and laundry in good shape. Another couple does all of the pool work and most of the bath house work, including the heavy cleaning. We have a golf cart for our use.

Little House is parked right next to the pool and bath house/laundry with full hookups, concrete pad, and a nice side yard. We have good Verizon WiFi service, and the campground also has free WiFi which is better than most campgrounds, at least at our site. However, phone reception can be iffy,  and there's no 'over the air' TV reception.


Our campsite is on the right side of the building where the first camper is parked.






Michigan's spring has been very late in arriving, so daytime temperatures are pretty cool especially with a breeze off the lakes. Nights have been mostly in the 30's and 40's.  The natives assure us it will warm up for the summer!

We'll have more details in upcoming blog posts.  There are lots of  campground pictures here:
https://sandyshorescampground.com/the-campground/gallery/