Enjoy Adventure Anywhere ‘s 19-minute video of
‘Thanksgiving campout on the Manistee River in Northern Michigan’

YOU FORGOT WHAT?
Their daughter introduces the YouTube video and expresses initial disappointment that they forgot the Smores. All is forgotten when she wanders into the woods. “I found this stream and this kind of neat forest area… It’s really pretty. Gorgeous, actually. See, all you got to do is go in nature and just look and you’ll find beautiful things. Pretty neat, huh?”
Pretty neat indeed.
She examines the stump of a tree that’s been cut. She wants to learn more ‘nature facts.’

GAMES ENSUE
One features toilet paper and wieners. Quantity of wieners is a concern, so alternatives are discussed. Rules are explained. Followed by a game featuring candy corn and chopsticks. Dad struggles.

COOKING BEGINS
“So we are out here on the Manistee River camping, doing a Friendsgiving or early Thanksgiving celebration. We all brought some food to share and we’re just hanging out for the weekend.”

LEAVING IT BETTER THAN THEY FOUND IT
Young Nature Lover goes into the woods to do some cleanup. She found two beer bottles, one soup can, old mosquito spray and more.
Dad praises her. “Nice of you to clean when we’re out camping, huh!”
She responds “Yeah, you always want to leave where you camp better than it looks.”
She goes off to find more and explains how cut metal from cans can harm woodland animals.
Dead wood is cut for the evening fire.

THE CASE OF THE GIANT PANCAKE
The following morning the Nature Lover sees a giant pan and suggests – what else – a giant pancake. It takes five people to flip it. No, wait – they have to call for backup.
Hesitation costs them the golden center, but the pancake survives intact.

AFTER BREAKFAST
Friends begin to leave. It’s a slow parade. Nature Lover is sad.
Blue Water Overland pulls out and everyone says goodbye.
Sunshine peeks through the Michigan woods as Adventure Overland heads for home.
“This was our first year doing an event like this with our friends and it’s definitely going to be a tradition now!“