Portage Lake State Park (Waterloo)

It was the MSU v UofM football game weekend as well as another fall camping weekend. Robin and I were looking for some place to go and a couple parks were already booked as they were having fall harvest weekends. Portage Lake State Park though, was having their 4th annual in-state big game weekend. Events included egg toss, tug of war, site decorating, pet dress up and of course the game at the host camp site with projector/screen.

Arriving to a lot of rain on Friday, camp setup was pretty wet and miserable. Around 7pm though, the rain stopped and we were able to get off from under the canopy and get a fire going. Saturday, though chilly/windy, had moments of bright sun and some nice tree color.

During the game, when a team scored, a truck of fans would drive around the campground honking, screaming and flag wearing. Horns and car alarms would honk back in support. At the end of the game, a final victory lap for MSU...and a loss bet for a UofM fan...run around the entire park waving a MSU flag.

Photos here!