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River Camping on Foote Pond, Au Sable River, MI

Foote Pond, first thing in the morning attaining toward the dam Campsite 084C, Island Camping Dunes below site 082D (D = Driveable) not a trivial climb up Hardly getting started Is it much farther now? Up top the Sand Dune Cooke Pond, one dam upstream of Foote Pond What a night, what a view

Bliss-ful return to Blissfest

Early Access to Camp for Volunteers, makes set-up easy peasy Back in the late 1900's I attended my first Blissfest. I was coming down from MTU where i was near completing my BS in Mechanical Engineering. My friends convinced me to stop in Bliss, MI for a multi-day music festival. And since it was end of term, i have most of my worldly possessions with me, so camping was pretty easy.  Chilling in the free standing hammock from Republic of Durable goods and a beer from Ascension Fast forward 28 years and I returned to Blissfest for the first time in 2022. I learned that Volunteering gets you in for nearly free. And since my neurospicy brain likes music festivals, but FREE Music festivals even more, i signed up to volunteer for 2 4 hour shifts to get the 3 day festival ticket for $170, with $160 coming back after i finish my shifts. Headliners the Wood Brothers take the stage Blissfest Stage 1    The line up Saturday to return to Bliss Stretching far behind, guess i should n...