Summer by the lakes in Minneapolis

It's really summer! Nine of us rented three canoes and a kayak, and paddled from Lake Calhoun through the tunnel to Lake of the Isles, around the island, and on through the little canal to Cedar Lake. We all brought food and had a picnic at the beach that used to be the nude beach (Hidden Beach) but that is now pretty much a family picnic site. The kids all got in the water with all their clothes on, while we lay on the sand looking at the caterpillars.

The wind was against us on the way back, but the ice cream cones at the Tin Fish were a great reward. There were lots of folks in kayaks, canoes, paddleboats, and every third boat had a little dog riding along. We saw a heron fishing, mallards with ducklings, dragonflies, turtles, and lots of folks fishing.
Noodling around on YouTube, I found this video of kids jumping off the bridge into Lake of the Isles. It looks cool and fun, but that water is shallow. Scary.