Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!

Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!

In my family, instead of fighting winter, we try to embrace it. We get out there and make the most of the season. This year, all winter long I’ll share ideas for short winter field trips to make the snow and cold a little more fun. My hope is we’ll convert a few of you as you read about our winter outings. 

Sand, Sun and…Snow?

Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!
The “beach” at Bayshore County Park

Of course, you’ll have to wear more than a swimsuit, but a winter coat, boots, hat and mittens should do just fine (and there’s lower risk of sunburn).

Things you do at the beach in the summer that you can also do in the winter
  • Bird-watch (bring your binocs)
  • Build (snow) castles
  • Collect rocks
  • Throw rocks
  • Collect (and throw) sticks
  • Take a stroll along the shoreline
  • Watch people boating (we actually saw a guy in a kayak during this outing)
  • Look for animal tracks
  • Watch people fishing
  • Be safe around water! Notice we are only ever on the edge of the ice. We don’t take chances with ice.
Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!
For kids there’s nothing as glorious as throwing things into water, whether it’s frozen or not.

Watching ice fishing is super interesting. Have you ever just watched ice-fishing activity? Augers, sleds, snowmobiles, ATVs, so many cool things to check out.

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We watched lots of ice-fishing activity last month at Bayshore County Park
Things you can do at the beach in winter than you can’t do in summer
  • Make snowballs
  • Throw snowballs
  • Walk on ice
  • Crunch the ice
  • Throw ice
  • Sliiiiiide on the ice
  • Look for ice formations
Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!
Stepping on and crunching ice is soooo satisfying!

Join us in embracing winter

Embrace winter this year…or at least follow along with us this winter from the comfort of your computer screen. Need ideas to get started? Click through for Six Great Winter Outings in Northeast Wisconsin.

Embrace Winter: Hit the Beach!
How adventurous are you? This outing is a 2 on the Embrace Winter Scale, where 1 is for Winter Wimps and 5 is for Snow Queens.

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