Dock Around the Clock
Why dive in when you can have the best outfitted dock around?
Connect-a-Dock modular dock system.
1. Accessorize, accessorize. ShoreStation outfits your dock from the lamplight down to the gear rack. For local dealers, see shorestation.com.
2. Silky, fast-drying and sustainable (made from a bamboo and organic cotton blend), Nandina towels move from the cottage to the boat to the dock in style. Bath sheets $88.
Green Island, Traverse City. 866-933-8465, gogreenisland.com.
3. Tied to the dock, the Escape Chaise Lounger adds valuable sunning space. Turn on its electric motor and it turns it into a green, clean putting machine that boats you away into the blue. Base price $3,999. For more about Escape electric boats, see escapewatercraft.com.
4. Connect-A-Dock's simple modular system makes reconfiguration a breeze. Polyethylene construction means no maintenance (and no nasty styrene to leak into the lake). Choose the low profile design for kayaks and canoes; high profile for big boats. For dealers see connectadock.com.
5. Have a burger and your lake, too. Cook it up on your dock-mounted Sculpture grill (it's wavy, like the water). Order up this 50,000-BTU beauty from the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet. $5,495. kalamazoogourmet.com.
Great Dock Loungers
Settle into summer with one of these beauties.
Casual
Comfort Lite by Ergo Lounger. $89. ergolounger.com
Sophisticated
Tropitone South Beach. Summer Place Casuals, Beulah, 231-325-6000. Suggested retail $1,199.
Natural
ShoreStation Hammock Stand, $248; Haterras Hammock $160.38. shorestation.com
Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor at Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine.
lissa@traversemagazine.com
Note: This article was first published in July 2007 and was updated for the web February 2008.
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