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A 冬之旅 to hg6668皇冠登录 had long been on our travel list, but life had always seemed to get in the way. 一旦孩子们长大一点, we decided to drive the few hours from our home to experience the untamed snow-covered landscape we’d only seen in photos online. We were looking forward to escaping the city for a few days and sharing the natural beauty of the northwoods with our kids, and experiencing a few thrills that we hadn’t had since we were kids ourselves.
冬季仙境
普雷斯克岛公园, the jewel of hg6668皇冠登录, seemed like the perfect place to take the kids 穿着雪鞋走. After parking at the pavilion, we strapped on our snowshoes and set off on the trail. The road through the park is closed in the winter and the whole area becomes a winter wonderland begging for adventurous visitors to explore its frozen coast and dense forest. We hugged the shore so the kids could see the ice formations along the lake. Crunch, crunch, crunch, we went until we got to Black Rocks.
We paused to take in the view and watch some talented adrenaline-seekers on fat-tire自行车 在雪地里跳起轮子，爬过巨石. “我想这么做!乔伊喊道。, pointing at the cyclists kicking up powder as they churned their way through the snow. We promised him that we would look into renting some—if not this trip, then the next one.
冬季热身
After a short snowshoe hike in the park, we headed into downtown hg6668皇冠登录 to warm up for a bit. 一个鲜红色的店面 Babycakes 前门上方把我们引了进去. The sweet smell of pastries and cinnamon wafted over us as we entered. 我们的双胞胎, 安娜贝尔和乔伊, were mesmerized by the huge muffins and giant chocolate-covered confections in the bakery case. Another family was just leaving one of the booths by the window, so we parked ourselves there for a quiet moment to recharge, 看着雪花轻轻飘落, 计划好今天剩下的时间. The kids really wanted to get back out in the snow and who could blame them? After some hot cocoa and coffee and hearty muffins to fill us up, we donned our Stormy Kromer caps and headed out for some more fun in the snow.
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那天下午晚些时候, after the kids had their fill of making snow angels and tossing snowballs at each other, 我们去了 上半岛儿童博物馆 在晚饭前. The completely interactive museum had our 10-year-olds wide-eyed. The giant human body exhibit caused fits of giggling as they climbed through the grumbling stomach and slid down the large intestine. Animal lover Annabelle decided we had to stop by the “Creature Kingdom” to say hello to the turtles in the touch tank before leaving.
玩了一整天，我们饿坏了 奥布里披萨烧烤店 吃晚饭. 马凯特仍然充满了熙熙攘攘的气氛. Dozens of hungry explorers were trekking through town to their favorite spots after a long day of fun outdoors. 许多人还穿着滑雪装备, 迈克和我面面相觑，会心一笑, anticipating the twins’ excitement when they learned we were going to hit the slopes tomorrow.
滑雪或滑冰
The morning light crept slowly into our hotel room, gently nudging us awake. I looked out the window and saw clear skies and the sun gleaming on the picture-perfect blanket of snow curling around the lakeshore. 我们去市中心吃早午餐 代尔夫特小酒馆. 这里曾经是昔日的电影圣地, this modern farm-to-table spot has a huge movie screen in the center of the restaurant playing classic films. We ordered an epic spread of pancakes and French toast for the twins, and chicken & waffles and short rib eggs benny with spicy Bloody Marys for us, 为又一天的发现干杯.
早午餐后，我把迈克和乔伊送到 hg6668皇冠登录山 for a day of skiing, while Annabelle and I headed to the outdoor skating rink at hg6668皇冠登录 Commons. 我们系好冰鞋的鞋带，出发了. I grew up skating on a pond near my childhood home and Annabelle was a natural. Before long, she was gliding across the ice, while I was trying to keep up! 几个小时后, 我们把冰鞋收拾好, grabbed some sweet treats from the Donckers chocolate counter, 然后去山上见孩子们.
征服斜坡
The mountain was packed with smiling children—little ones scooting down the bunny hill, 让他们的雪腿准备好爬更大的山, 青少年们以最快的速度冲下山坡, 同样热情地笑着. 我有点生疏，而且这是安娜贝尔的第一次, so we made our way to the gear shop to get suited up and secure some lessons. After we perfected our “pizza” and “French fry” moves with the patient instructors, 我们准备上电梯了.
hg6668皇冠登录山 有超过10次不同的运行, 一些培养, 还有一些边远地区, 所以我们所有人都有很多选择. Mike and Joey had been racing each other down some of the shorter runs all morning. 现在, Joey playing the role of big brother—all 10 minutes older—took Annabelle off to show her the ropes on the beginner runs, while Mike and I took the lift to the top to check out the view. The wintry landscape below was dotted with snow-covered evergreens, 远处是白雪覆盖的城市, and the frozen expanse of 苏必利尔湖 stretched out to meet horizon. 就像在一个雪花玻璃球里一样. 我们飞快地滑下山坡, the cold fresh air tingled as it rushed past my face and I breathed in the deep crisp scent of evergreens. No amusement park can make you feel this alive, I thought. This was what winter was all about, adventuring together, with family. I smiled, knowing this trip was one the twins would remember for a lifetime. Maybe they would event start the tradition with their own families when they were grown. 但是现在, it was our time to enjoy the beauty of the winter landscape with our own kids, and I was glad we were here making memories together as a family.
