The Best Vacation Spot

 The Best Vacation Spot, by Maya Kent

     Imagine a place that has beautiful beaches with blue water and warm sand, little shops lining the streets, rows of cottages near the beach and many other amazing sights and places. This place is the fabulous village of Pentwater, Michigan. The best vacationing spot there is! There are a great deal of fun things to do there. The beach and town are just a few of the reasons why Pentwater is such an amazing place.

     Every summer our family spends one perfect week in Pentwater. Our great grandparents started the tradition of going over 50 years ago. I look forward to it all year, and the beach is definitely one of my favorite parts. Pentwater is a tiny town located on the west side of Michigan right on Lake Michigan. The water is normally quite cold but it’s very refreshing to swim in, and it’s unsalted and shark free! There is also tons of sand and dunes.

     Right on the beach there is a little shop, where you can get food and ice cream, and there is a playground. Also right by the beach there is a campground. In the campground  there is one gigantic sand dune called Old Baldy. It takes almost ten minutes to climb up but it’s super fun to run down! They have blocks of cute little cottages that are only a couple blocks from the beach. And if you don’t want to stay as long they have some bed and breakfasts that you can stay at instead.

     The downtown is also an awesome part of Pentwater. There are lots of little shops that are on the street right by the beach. There are multiple ice cream shops and restaurants, clothing stores, mini golf and fudge. But my absolute favorite is the candy store. The whole store is filled with every kind of candy you can think of! They also have ice cream and their special popcorn with flavors like candy coated, fizzy candy coated, birthday cake and even dill pickle! (The dill pickle is surprisingly  good!) They also have a ton more flavors!  And twice a week they have a farmers market. So if you like shopping the town is a perfect place to go because it’s not crowded and they have the best shops.

     Anybody would pretty much love Pentwater if you like the outdoors. So since I love being outside I have lots of favorite things to do there. Like swimming and going for boat rides in Pentwater lake. Pentwater lake is really small but there are some cottages on it, too. And I love going for morning bike rides around the town and beautiful walks down the channel, and watching the boats. You can also stand on these huge boulders at the end of the pier which are called the mermaid rocks.  Pentwater also has the most beautiful sunsets over the water. We always go to the beach to watch them. You can also walk everywhere in the town.

     Pentwater really is a fantastic place. So if you are planning a vacation and want a place that is peaceful and has lots of wonderful things to do, you should pack your bags and head to Pentwater! There are so many things to do there, whether you want to spend some time shopping or relaxing on the beach or get some exercise climbing old baldy or just take a walk or bike ride and watch a sunset.  Pentwater is one spectacular vacationing spot you do not want to miss out on.