How We Spent Our Summer Vacation

Whew! The weeks leading up to and following Marathon have been a blur of activity. We have seen so many of our "regulars" and met many new customers delighted by their AuSable Experience.

Kayak & canoe rental can be consuming.
Many photos of our fave's are missing because we were just too busy to get a photo op.



Our friend's, Perry & Debbie, were here to take their annual camping trip. They are just too good to us. 'Cede got a new toy & Debbie made me a beautiful quilt. Mark got a quilt last year for his "big boy birthday" and she thought I deserved one too! When you stop in to see us, check out the beautiful wood carving that Perry made for us years ago.


Our buddy, Wesley, came to celebrate his birthday.
He brought his friend, Thomas, and his parents, John & Marie.We were invited to their cookout and for cake & ice cream. Later, we shot off bottle rockets to celebrate!

Did I mention that July 2009 is the coldest on record for Michigan. It also felt like the wettest.









As we said, Borchers won the men's divison of the business race. Our mixed team came in second, not too shabby for not practicing. For some reason, the trophys kept appearing in photo ops.


A.J., Karyn, and the boys stopped by for a canoe trip and to meet Mercedes.








We are enjoying the rest of our summer and getting ready for Labor Day and the Fall Season.

Hilly gave us a clean sweep before heading off to college at Northern.


With a little help from her friend,
Allie is now in charge of our alcohol policy









Matt is headed back to Central and Wednesday Alex & John head to MSU to "Sparty On".

Sara will be cheering for the Vikings and Tim will be living every day like it's his birthday.

Did we mention that
Ryan bought a boat,
Ryan bought a boat,
Ryan bought a boat?

August is here!

What a super weekend. It all started with a visit from one of our favorite groups the Banfields and friends. They have been coming for over 15 years and are an absolute pleasure to have around! We also had another great visit from the Haque group who have been doing our Wakeley trip for a number of years.

Plymouth Church and Reverend Nicholas Hood payed us a visit and had several first time canoers make the adventure memorable.

It is hard to believe August is here but it is and with just a few weekends left before kids start school conditions could not be any better for one last weekend on the river. Hope all is well and everyone has been enjoying their summer.

Your Borchers Crew!