A Lake Beachfront Weekend
It’s Labor Day, a day to celebrate and pay tribute to the achievements of American and Canadian workers.
I spent the long weekend at a beachfront condo, on Lake Erie, with my daughter in Geneva Ohio. We go away once a year together, just the two of us, and always have a wonderful time.
The lake view from our condo.
This was a dock that extended past the beach with two benches at the end.
The beach always had people on it until dark, there was another side of the beach to the right.
It was too hot to swim in the pool.
Sunday we went to Geneva-on-the-Lake, it was extremely busy.
We drove to Ashtabula Ohio and ate at my favorite seafood restaurant.
The shrimp, scallops, lobster tail and twice baked potato were absolutely delicious, I was stuffed!
This is the Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake, it is gorgeous inside.
We weren’t too impressed with the Old Mill Winery, this was winery stop #1 and ended up being the only one we thought wasn’t worth going to.
This sign is showing all the winery’s and how far away they are.
We really enjoyed stopping at the Ferrante Winery, this is winery #2.
Ferrante Winery was beautiful inside and out. They even had entertainment and a restaurant.
We bought these three bottles!
Sunday we visited seven more wineries, and no we didn’t drink at any of them, they were just so unique, had entertainment and so many beautiful flowers.
Debonne Vineyards was Winery #3.
Laurentia Winery is winery #4.
South River Vineyard
South River Vineyard was #5.
M Cellars was #6.
Red Eagle Distillery was closed by the time we got there and it was #7.
The Winery at Spring Hill is #8 and they were closed too.
Huntley Cellars was #9 and all we had time for as they were all closing up, there are so many more in the area.
My daughter caught me on our balcony listening to the waves and watching our last sunset.
Enjoying a glass of wine on the balcony.
We have to check out of our condo by 11:00 am today. We will drive back to my house to celebrate my daughters birthday with the grandkids, our gifts and a cake.
The weather couldn’t have been any better for a September weekend, sunny and upper 80’s not to mention the sunsets on the lake!
Last but not least, thank you to my husband as he took care of the grandkids while we were gone, he never complained and is the best husband ever!
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Beautiful post
Thank you!
What a lovely weekend away!
It really was, even though we live 20 minutes away, my daughter is so busy with being in the medical field and two kids.
A job and kids’ll do that to anyone
But beautiful pictures. Looks like a very fun trip.
Thank you Sheryl, we created some wonderful memories. 🥰
What a fabulous trip, Diane. The views of the lake from your condo are gorgeous, and those sunsets are just breathtaking! I loved seeing all the wineries, and the seafood you had almost had me drooling. I’m so glad that you and your daughter got to enjoy yourselves for a weekend. Kudos to your husband too – he’s a superhero!
Thank you so much Kellye, it was a memorable trip!
What a wonderful post Dianne. Man, I enjoyed the pics, that sunset over your shoulder and that one of the purple flowers that looked like butterflies. Oh, and also that tree lined drive. Cheers to good times.
Thank you so much Stephen!
An enticing photographic record of your happy tradition
Thank you, we had some great quality time together.
It looks like you had a fabulous time. Beautiful pictures.
Thank you so much, it was amazing, I couldn’t have asked for anything more.
so pretty
It was and so relaxing. Thank you Beth!
I love this annual tradition that you have with your daughter. Time flies, I remember the last one you did like it just happened!
Your time at the condo looked wonderful and that candid photo your daughter took warms my heart. The view and the air must’ve been so soothing.
The sights, sounds and all the wine – and that delicious-looking seafood plate – all looked sumptuous. Hope you two have a safe drive back and happy birthday to your daughter!
Thank you for your kind words Ab!
Wow, I had a little vacation just looking at those photos! What a wonderful weekend! Love the sunset photos and now I want to return to the water again!
I love the water and even though we live close to the lake, I still want to vacation near the water. Thank you Tierney 🥰
Fab photos, Diane! Happy Labor Day!
Thank you! Finally catching up on my comments after being away.
Diane, what a perfect weekend! Husbands are amazing to keep kids while we enjoy some girl time – and sunsets and wineries are the best! I’m glad you had fun. Safe travels home to start planning the next getaway!
Thank you Kim! We talked about next years trip already. I suggest the Bahama’s but I may be divorced when we get back.🤣
Such a lovely day you enjoyed 🙂
It sure was June, I love our mother/daughter annual trips. Thank you!
I had no idea that Ohio was wine country. Sounds like you had a great trip. It’s wonderful that you and your daughter are so close and enjoy each other’s company. I was caught by the comment that it was too hot to swim. Usually pools are kept cool enough that the water cools people off. I can imagine though with an enclosed pool that the chlorine smell would be increased too much by the heat outside. I grew up swimming outside in So. AZ.
Oh yes there are wineries all over Ohio. One of the wineries even makes wine out of frozen grapes. They pick them at a certain time in the winter and some how (no idea) they make wine from them too. We had to walk through the pool room to get to the beach and it was so hot I couldn’t breathe! We have indoor and outdoor pools at our hotels and motels but with the beach at this place they just had a pool inside for when it gets cold. People actually went in this pool.
Such great pictures. You must have had a great time with your daughter. Good too that you are so close to each other. And of course, I was sooooo happy that you also found time to visit a winery! 🍷🍷🍷
Thanks JC and we went to 9 wineries, I know you’re proud of me. Lol
What a wonderful adventure to a beautiful part of the country – cheers!
Thank you Mary, it was nice spending it alone with my daughter.
You packed a lot into a few days! Good for you.
We did and the best part was the balcony, oh wait the seafood dinner! 🤣
Diane, your post just made my Labor Day! What a wonderful weekend with your daughter with a beautiful setting, lots of interesting things to do and see, and delicious food. Happy Birthday to your daughter.
Thank you Linda. I hope she remembers our yearly weekend trips when I’m gone. I told her maybe next time we should fly to the Bahamas. I don’t think my husband or grandchildren would find humor in that! 🤣
Wow, your views from the condo are lovely! There was certainly no shortage of lovely wineries – my kind of place 😊 – and Ferrante’s wine looks very interesting. Wow, those sunset skies are absolutely breathtaking – what a privilege to be able to see it. And what a great way to spend quality time with your daughter Diane. Thanks for sharing all the lovely photos.
It was memories I hope she will always remember, I know I will. We went on the perfect days for sunsets, it was a fun three days. Thank you Corna!
Great post, I do love a good travel blog. Yours are slightly different to mine, keep up the good work 👍
It looks like you had a wonderful weekend, Diane. What a beautiful resort. I love that all the wineries look so different from each other. You are blessed with a wonderful family.
It really was a perfect mother/daughter weekend Carla. The wineries appear to compete with each other by beauty and live outside music, only the large ones had a restaurant too. We were driving down a country road and saw one after another, it was so mind-boggling.
We have a lot of them here along the northern side of the lake. It is a wonderful way to spend time with others.
Sounds like a wonderful weekend Diane and I am envious of all those beautiful sunsets you had. How nice having a mother-daughter weekend; I remember reading another post or two of you both doing this since I’ve been following you. If you’re going to “get away from it all” this sounds like a perfect trip to do so. I liked the flowers and decor of the various wineries as well.
Thank you Linda! Yes my daughter and I took a trip to Hocking Hills last year. We will be doing something every year as long as I physically can.
Last year the HVAC tech was at the house and we were discussing nature and he told me about Hocking Hills and I believe the caves there he really liked a lot. He really raved about this venue and they went camping nearby. That is a good idea Diane … enjoy life to the fullest while you are able and make memories along the way. I like the idea of a mother-daughter weekend … I was close to my mom as you know.
I agree and I love hearing your stories about your mom!
Tomorrow will be a post about my grandparents and my mom for grandparents’ day and how they used to “put up” red and green chili sauce back in the day. They called it “chow-chow”.
Looking forward to it, I remember chow-chow!
There is a recipe for it if you want to “relive” those memories. 🙂
I actually never liked it. Lol
What a nice trip for you and your daughter! It looks like you had lots of interesting adventures, good food, and beautiful scenery, Being able to spend time with your daughter is just so sweet. And kudos to your generous, supportive husband.
It was a perfect trip Linda, absolutely nothing when wrong. Yes, my husband never complained either. Thank you Linda!
Wow, so beautiful. What a lovely way to spend time with your daughter.
Thank you so much it really was special.
What a WONDERFUL getaway! Thanks for taking us on a virtual holiday. 🙂
It was so relaxing and special spending time with my daughter. Thank you!