Fake Lake Elmo

A couple of weeks ago we met up with an old friend of ours (Brandi) at Fake Lake Elmo in Woodbury. It is a man-made lake with lots of sand and no shade! I'm not sure why we need fake lakes in the "land of 10,000 lakes", but whatever. They have installed big umbrellas in the sand now, so if you can manage to snag a spot underneath one of them, you will be OK for the day. Every hour they make everyone get out of the water so all of the parents can count their kids and make sure none of them have drowned!