Billy Wardle Happenings

 Nauvoo is a very fun place to visit.  It is known for the many historical areas, including the pioneer graveyard, and the historical buildings.  However it is also now a place for arts, almost entirely presented by young missionaries.  While there we attended a musical, a show with band and singers, and a street show with only a few singers but also members of the band.   Sheri was a bit under the weather, but Tony and I also took a wagon ride, and toured a couple of the historical buildings. In the visitors center is a depiction of the original Moroni. The view from the temple is nice.  Here is the Hyrum and Joseph statue. Going down by the river is also nice.  This is at the end of Parley Street where it meets Water Street.  Here is Joseph Smith and Brigham Young depicted in statue. Lastly I took a fast turn to see the Smith Family graves in Nauvoo.  This is not at the pioneer gravesite but by the Smith homes.

 We went with Sheri's sister to east shore of Lake Michigan.  She lives in Allegan, Michigan.  We went to the beach in South Haven.  We had ice cream in South Haven as well.  We ate Mexican food in Allegan. Sheri and her sister Tones lighthouse on the pier

 At first I thought this would be a park where you take you atv buggy on the sand dunes.  I was badly mistaken.  This is a national park geared to preserve the sand dunes.  The dunes are very much like a California beach where they have sand dunes before getting to the beach and ocean.  Consistent with their mission to preserve the dunes; there were walking trails blocked off.  Some of them looked like they would have been fun, going up and over the dunes.  Most people there were headed to the south shore of Lake Michigan.  It was a very hot day.