The beginning of the day was a trip down memory lane, with a stop in South Haven. Sherman’s Dairy, the best ice cream I’ve ever had, and Conner and I had some blue moon. Go figure. We then ventured towards Van Buren SP, near where our grandparents cottage once was. When we parked and hiked toward the beach through the woods, we ended up very close to the cottage, and Beth saw that the owner was there and talked us into a tour of the place. It has gone from a simple cottage at the beach to a beach house with all the trimmings. He has spent a lot of money making it what it is now. The old shape and style can be seen in some parts, but it is no longer the place me and the cousins played in.
I’ve been looking forward to this game for a couple of years, since the last time I tried to go, but it was sold out due to a Tiger’s rehab assignment. Easy to get to off the highway, but had to pay for parking. The stadium has a new feel to it, but not the red brick and green seat type. Being consistent with the Whitecap name, it feels a bit beachy(even being an hour away from the beach.) Lots of light brick or siding and blues everywhere. Great hat also. The field itself is rather normal, no funny walls or anything, and actually a good sized foul territory. A lot of general admission bench seats, with backs though. But if you go down to the box seats, they are foldable. And if you sit in the three sections, right behind home, they are padded! The game was fun, with good between innings game, two mascots and a announcer that was having some fun with the fans.
For the game itself, there was an early Whitecaps homerun, and a late comeback attempt, but they lost 6-5.
West Michigan at its finest. Glad to hear you enjoyed the game. I hope the blue moon you're referring to is a certain flavor of ice cream, for Connor's sake...
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