The best thing about summer is not just the sun or the heat or the ability to wear very little clothing (some of us have no choice because age makes us very, very hot 
) but rather the promise of long days just waiting to be filled with new and exciting adventures. Those can be as crazy as taking an unplanned road trip across the country or as tame as visiting the local splash pad with the kiddos. The beauty of it is, it’s up to you!
I can fondly recall the adventures I had growing up. My family and I would go camping and we loved it. Building fires to roast marshmallows on or sleeping in the tent; this was summertime at it’s finest. Then there were the adventures of visiting family in Nova Scotia. A three to six-day road trip, depending on what part of the country we hadn’t seen yet, allowed my family and I to create some awesome memories. With my own kids now our summer adventures include spending time with family at the cottage, boating on the lake or taking in the sights at Wasaga Beach.
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What adventures do you plan to have this summer?
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We hope to watch the fireworks from a beach.
I would love to go camping in Maine.
I would love to take my daughter to play in the ocean at Long Beach on Vancouver Island. She sustained an injury during our vacation last summer so we definitely need a do-over!
I would love to take my daughter to play in the ocean at Long Beach on Vancouver Island. She sustained an injury during our vacation last summer so we definitely need a do-over!
I don’t adventure much being disabled but I want to take in the Canada day festivities in my town, the parade, bbq and see the fireworks
We want to go to Niagara Falls for some more fun adventures!
wE’LL BE GOING camping in Aug again (but prob not sooner then that as its costly and we have pets)
I would like to go to my mother’s. It is a 5hr. drive away. Rent a cottage for the weekend and have her to my self for a while. She is 93 and needs a holiday.
I lived for a year in Flesherton, Ontario. I would love to go back for the Studio Tour. Lots of local arts and craft studios open to the public to watch them work and buy their work. Many have other artisans with their work as well.. Several will have food, especially the bakers and preservers so you won’t go hungry!
We’re staying around home this year, so I’d like to go to the Jazz Festival and the Fringe Festival.
I would do a a road trip. This would help pay for the gas and food.
We are doing a road trip to Newfoundland
I am planning a visit to Montreal.
I’m looking forward to watch the fire work on Canada Day!
Travel to Japan
I have to go in to hospital so I just hope that goes well and I get home to enjoy my own home and gardens.
I plan to adventure a couple of hours away to see my son and his family! My new Granddaughter is scheduled to be born on July 3rd! They live by the beach, so maybe I will get to go walk the beach and relax as well!
Our adventure this summer is go camping in the woods of Wisconsin. Our son is looking forward to it!
We will be spending time this summer at a family reunion and then time with our brother and sister in law at their cottage.
I would like to take my family on an adventure to Niagara Falls this summer.
I would use it toward a family vacation!
I really want to go snorkeling in the Keys!
Outer Banks vacation
i would like to visit Yellowstone again.
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We’re going to the Cape (Cape Cod) for the first time!
We just got back from Niagara Falls yesterdays
I planning a getaway to Monterey
We are going camping for a few days at a provincial park near us.
We’re going camping to view the eclipse
It would be fun to go to the Cedar Point amusement park.
We plan to spend as much time at the lake and with family as we can before my daughter starts kindergarten in the fall.
Taking a weekend trip to Biltmore. I have been before but in the winter so it was too cold to visit the garderns, so looking forward to that this time.
I would love to take the family to an Opal Mine!! We went to the Sunshine Mines in Plush, Oregon & we had a blast screening for Sunstones!!
We want to go camping on the beach.
This summer I would love to go to Niagara Falls for my birthday.
I would love to travel back to California and see where I grew up.
I cant wait until we go to the beach this year
My dream is for one day go to paris in the summer,wear sexy clothes eat great food ive tasted before take my boyfriend wirh me ,show him how swxy paris truly is and show him a time he will never forget .from start of the vacation to the last have a fabulous time and take great picture?????????
up coast north in july
I’d like to spend a week at an Oceanside resort
I would love to go on a big camping/RVing trip with my whole family and take my son for his first time, would be so cool
this summer we saw “move beyond” with derek and julianne hough two weeks ago. and we have tickets to see lady gaga on august 13th
I want to attend the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
I want to take my kids back to WDW, where we all get to act like kids!
We went to Disney first of Spring. I’d love just a relaxing vacation on the beach. Disney World about did me in lol
I would love to go visit family and go to the beach!
Hopefully a cruise to the Caribbean and a chance to paddle board in St Martin.
Anywhere! Somewhere nice and relaxing. We don’t have any plans for adventure.
Leaving on Wednesday for a road trip with my sisters! Virginia Beach, here we come!
We live in the mountains, so summer is the best time to hit the trails and visit the parks without having to venture far from home.
A trip o Vegas
Would love to spend a weekend in Cape Cod!
I want to lay in a hammock.
a relaxing beach stay in Rocky Point, Mexico with family!
We want to travel East this summer visiting Quebec and maybe a bit further to PEI or New Brunswick!!
celebrating our 31 wedding anniversary on July 4th and taking a nice vacation
We want to spend a lot of time at Soak City with the kids.
I go camping with my family!
day trips
I want to go snorkling.
i want to get away to hawaii to go snorkeling
We have our adventure planned! We’re taking a week-long trip to Ocean City! This would really help with meals!
An adventure I would love to go on this summer is a cruise!
I want to go a binge-watching spree.
I would like to travel to the UK to visit a friend.
Camping on the beach with fireworks would be awesome.
Taking my husband, 3 sons, and 5 granddaughters to the Dunes in Port Aransas TX .
I have been wanting to go back to Niagara falls I just got my first passport so I can go this year.
We would like to go to a cottage and do some boating.
Fish & chips at the beach
Would love to go to Niagra Falls with the family!
We would love to go to the beach!
I have never been so I would like to go to New York.
My hubby just had a horrific car accident where he has been bed ridden and I just want to do anything that’ll make him or my boys smile. And that probably means to put on MORE clothes because of my age. Lol! (Thanks for the chance of winning)
Taking the grands to Disney
I’d like to take a trip to the beach
We are taking the kids to Florida including Key West this year
I would like to go to New Orleans !
I want to go to the Milwaukee Zoo.
We would love to go to Japan! This would be fabulous!
I want to visit Antelope Canyon. I’m in love with the natural sculpture there…
Im dying to take my kids on an adventure! Somewhere fun for them like great wolf lodge or kalahari
Go visit a friend in California.
I would love to go to California to visit my husband’s cousins.
Maybe a road trip from NY and stop in Virginia from a day to see family then , off to South Carolinas Myrtle Beach for a couple days .
So need a vacation or to win a bunch of cash to relax!
I’d love to go on an adventure with my daughter this summer. Road trip!
I would like to take a land/sea cruise to Alaska this summer.
I want to visit Japan
I am having a reunion with some class mates @ The Calgary Stampede can’t wait!
I’m planning a trip to Astoria, OR and I hope to go on a ranger-led Kayak tour.
Taking the dogs to the river to play!
I would love to visit L’Anse aux Meadows I love history
I wouldn’t mind going fishing for the first time in many years
We are having a cookout with friends and family. Then when it gets dark we will go watch the cities fireworks.
We hope to get to the beach this summer.
We are planning a trip to Montreal to visit our son.
I grew up in a beach town . So the ocean in my happy place, Now we live inland. So any chance we get to go away it’s back to the ocean for use. <3
Sadly spending the summer studying for my Board Exam to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Graduated in may with my masters in applied behavior analysis. No time for fun this summer… but if I won.. perhaps some fun could be built into the study schedule.
Taking the family to the beach!!
I would love to travel to Niagra Falls
If i win I would like to rent a cottage for a weekend and take my mother. She is 93 and lives 5 hrs away.
Iceland!
We would love to do a week in Memphis!
I would love to go to Wisconsin Dells, Wi. It’s an awesome waterpark!
My dream trip this Summer is to take my daughter to PEI to see the “ANNE” sights and watch our favourite actress hit the stage as Anne at the Charlottetown Festival! $1000 would get us there! WOW!!
I can’t wait to spend a weekend away with my husband next weekend!
fun at the beach
I want to go to Waterton National Parks.
I’d like to visit the last five states on my list!
My kids have been dying for another trip to the beach!
We’re going to Oregon in August to see the total solar eclipse!
I’m looking forward to spending lazy days poolside followed by a great bbq – we need a peaceful, easy summer.
Maybe do some hiking.
I want to take my family on a Disney Cruise.
Well, if I could dream…I would go to Hawaii! Maui if my favorite place in this WHOLE world! I would lay on the beach with my coconut drink, and dream of a Hawaiian God finding me and falling in love! haha It is my dream right? Well, God bless and good luck to everyone!
a camping adventure planned for the 4th of Julu
sweetiessweeps and camping!
We want to take a trip to the beaches of the Carolinas.
If it gets my family together, I’d be happy to do something as simple as mowing the grass lol.
I want to go to Montreal this summer, there is always something going on.
I am hoping for a trip to Yellowstone.
I would love to go to western Canada this summer.
I want to take my kids to the beach
I would LOVE to go on a Hawaiian adventure.
Would love to visit my best best friend in Hawaii. Its been a year of only phone calls
Not enough! But would also love to go hiking in Yellowstone lol
I plan to take my one-year-old to multiple zoos and parks this summer
I would love to take my kids to a lake resort.
I would like to go to Great Wolf Lodge with my children.
Going swimming in the pool!
I want to take my newborn granddaughter to the park
We’re planning to head to our camp this weekend, although it’s supposed to rain all weekend, so we may find warmer/dryer activities to do.
I want to take my daughter to Santa Cruz beach boardwalk!! She loves the beach and the rides!!
We are looking forward to camping
I’ve already been on a few road trips this summer, and am really appreciating being back home. But I would like to go to the pool a few more times before autumn.
would like to go to UP in Michigan
would really like to do more camping this summer!!
I would like to go on a staycation adventure with the family and explore our home city!
I’m going to pick different than yesterday! lol today, I would say, I want to go on an adventure in Ecuador
We love the beach and going on vacation but with four kids it gets expensive. I use to live by the beach a child and I have so many wonderful memories of it that I would love to share with my children!!
I would like to take my children to a lake resort.
I totally would go to Ocean city MD for a long weekend!
I want to go visit my son and his girlfriend in Minnesota!
We’d love to go to the beach!
Lots of traveling to NJ, Michigan and throughout Florida
I would love to go to Canada.
We would love to spend a week in Memphis!
We are going to explore several of Canada’s parks in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. I am looking forward to spectacular views and the chance to see some wildlife. Thanks for the awesome giveaway opportunity.
We would love to go back to Dewey Beach. We had such a great time with our kids and grandkids a couple summers ago.
I would take my kids and hubby for a getaway to a storyland and Santa’s village for a couple days!
I definitely want to take my family to Niagara Falls this summer. We didn’t get to go last year but this summer for sure!
I want to go on a Hawaiian Holiday.
It would be lovely to travel to Quebec ,Canada.
We are looking forward to the County Fair and fireworks at Old Home Days.
We’re going to take our grandson to Clifton Hill, in Niagara Falls to enjoy the rides, games, food, and fun.
I want to go to Lake Tahoe
I want to take my kids to Cedar Point this summer!
Driving the Pacific Coast Highway
I want to travel to New Zealand to visit my family
I’d like to go the beach and swim in the ocean this summer
I would love to stay in a beach resort
Helping both my adult children move into their own apartments this summer (finally empty nesters!)
I haven’t been to San Francisco since my honeymoon and would love to go back again to visit this romantic city!
I wanna go to Bora Bora.
All the way from South Africa. Would love to go to Mauritius as this is one of my dreams. Ordinary person dreaming to live an extraordinary experience
I want to enjoy every day in every way from the comfort of a pontoon on the lake!!
I’d love an adventure in Nova Scotia, Canada
Camping in Yellowstone!
I would really like to take a trip to Galveston and just hang out on the beach.
I’d like to take my kids to a lake resort.
I’d like to travel to Europe.
We are looking forward to visiting National Parks in Canada in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. We are hoping to discover much more about the country and meet some awesome people. We are also looking forward to some awesome food experiences!
I want to go to Yellowstone National Park.
I want to go to Bora Bora.
White water rafting
I would love to take my mom to Hawaii
I would like to go to Montreal
I would love to take my kids to Virginia to see family.
I want to take my kids to a lake resort.
I’d love to have a Hawaiian adventure!
We headed to the beach for our summer adventure in about a month!
I will be taking my grandkids to the water park!
I would like to go zip lining this summer.
I want to travel more and hike more! go with my partner and friends to visit other states!
We don’t go on any adventures during the summer, but I would LOVE to go somewhere COLD!
We want to go fishing in Quebec.
Found this giveaway – Would love to go to great wolf lodge!
Family Road Trip.
I’d visit Hawaii.
I would love to go on a cruise
Trip to Yellowstone National Park
I would love to go to Bora Bora.
fishing on the Canada’s east coast!
Family road trip!
I want to go on a safari in Africa.
We want to go to Iceland!
I would take my family to Niagara Falls!
I would love to go to Ottawa for a visit
A trip to Germany would be ideal.
Taking the grandkids to the water park!
I want to go on a roadtrip
I would love to go on a backpacking around Asia adventure./
I’d like to visit Nova Scotia.
I would love to take my Brother on a road trip to Colorado like we have talked about in the past.
I wanna go on a safari.
We are going to Hot Springs, Arkansas to visit Magic Springs and Crystal Springs. They kids are looking forward to riding the rides and swimming.
Another family road trip.
Fishing with my family on the lake
I’d like a road trip to the Rockies.
We have just decided to go white water rafting. This should be interesting. I hope they can tether me to the boat!
Want to head to Orlando theme park
I will be going camping with my family!
I wanna go to the beach.
If I get back to Yellowstone National Park I can honestly say I have gone to heaven.
We plan on going on camping trips with our grandkids this summer.
Since my mother does not have enough to take the family on a vacation this summer, my dream vacation would be a nice stay in Miami! I’ve heard the beaches are exciting!
Let’s go on a road trip.
I’d go white water rafting.
We are plotting a family overnight trip to the Nashville area!
I would love to go glamping this summer.
We’re in the upper peninsula of Michigan and plan to travel around the UP until September as we try to stay in cool weather.
We plan on taking camping trips for our adventures this summer.
We’re going to China to visit a family member who is working there. Nervous and scared about it
Another family road trip!
Road trip to Montreal.
Glacier National Park hopefully will be one of my destinations.
I am going to visit my son in Montreal
I want to see the ocean with my family.
Family Road Trip Yay!!!
My list is growing and I am not sure the summer months are long enough! My dream is to go back to Yellowstone National Par.k
Doing some camping with the familly!
I’m camping on the beach this summer.
I would love to take an adventure West camping.
My adventures wouldn’t be complete without a trip back to ontario to visit my family!!!!
Family trip to Yellowstone.
I’d like a road trip to the beach.
I want to go to Disneyland.
Visit PEI
I want to go to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit Disneyworld.
I would love to go fishing this summer.
I LIKE TO GO ON A treasure hunt
Family road trip to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit Tahiti.
Go fishing and camp out
On Tuesday, July 11th, I found out I was in remission from lymphoma. I’m ready for any adventure, but I would love to gaze the ocean from a white or pink beach!
I want to go where it’s cold!!!!!
Let’s go to Yellowstone Park.
I’d like to go on a yoga retreat.
Road trip to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit L.A.
I would love to go to Hawaii!
Enjoy the weather. Relax! Go to the Beach. Anything to do with the outdoors.
I still want to go to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit Venice.
new orleans would be my Summer Adventure
Id like to go on a Hawaiian cruise!
Trip to Tahiti
I still want a family road trip to Yellowstons.
I would love to travel to Tennessee to visit my sister and get a great view of the Solar Eclipse!
I want to go camping up at Prince Albert National Park. I used to always go there as a kid, and I want to see it again. Thank you for the chance!
I’d travel to Italy.
I’d love to go to the beach.
I would love to go to a cottage this summer
Happy summer! I would love to go on a road trip to Vancouver Island and stay and play along the ocean. Sunsets, sand, swimming…all that good stuff!
tropical paradise – domestically or in the carribean, a peaceful mountain getaway in Leavenworth, WA, or a great getaway in the Big Easy. How can you choose just one!
Let’s go on a family trip to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit Greece.
island orange beach
Family road trip back to my hometown
We’re enjoying one of our first summer staycations in a while so we would just try different things close to home, boating on the lake, maybe a few days on Vancouver Island etc..
I’d like to travel all over Europe..
I would like to go to an amusement park.
A family trip to Yellowstone.
I’d love to go to Venice.
I love to go to SanDiego going to beach & relax
I want to go to Hawaii.
I’d love to go on a canoeing trip in Algonquin Park
I’d love to go camping more but we have pets so trying to find a pet sister is the hardest thing for us!! I hope I have one lined up for our week off in aug
I’d love to take my step-son on a proper vacation along with my son and husband, to visit my daughter and her family in Costa Rica. We’ve never all been together, it would be a dream come true!
Plan on a road trip to Wisconsin
I would do a a road trip. This would help pay for the gas and food.
Movie Night in the Park, Jazz in the park on Sunday afternoons, and many live music concerts. Looking forward to Folkorama which begins in August.
I want to go to Yellowstone
I’d visit Brazil.
I had a mini reunion with school chums,and a visit with family in Calgary.This has been THE BEST simmer so far!
I would love to go to Arizona! It’s on my bucket list.
I would love to go for a big long drive thru new zealand in my rx7
Well one of my adventure is going to Vegas seeing the sites maybe gamble alittle
I would love to take the kids to do water rafting.
Let’s go to Yellowstone Park!
I would love to go to Idaho with my family
I’d like to go on a beach vacation.
I would love to go white water rafting this summer
I would love to go to some rock concerts.
I would love to explore the beach in San Diego here thanks
I want to take a trip to Yellowstone Park.
I’d like to have an adventure to just hop in the car and head out to where ever our hearts desire…..Ottawa, Wasaga Beach, or to Niagara Falls. Just have a nice drive and enjoy the sun and enjoy each others company together.
I wanna go to Tahiti.
I found this giveaway on Maple Mouse Mama & I would love to go on a Las Vegas adventure this summer with my girlfriends who are all mom’s & would love some much-needed time away!
I would love to go on a road trip on Route 66 this summer, that would be an awesome adventure
A week at the beach would be a heavenly adventure right about now. Need some sun. Thanks!
I would like to take my family to Yellowstone.
I’d travel to London.
I’d love to travel all down the east coast !!!
I want to go boating & tubing on the lake this summer!
I’d like to go anywhere else besides Florida. I haven’t been too far from home and I’ve never been on a plane. I’m not real picky, I think it would be so fun to pick a city somewhere in the U.S. and spend a few days exploring.
Vancouver Island, there is no much natural beauty on the island and so many interesting places to explore
I’d travel to Fiji.
Packing up an RV and head cross country visiting all of our national parks.
I would like to go to Calaway Park amusement park with the kids to go on some rides.
I’d love to go snorkeling this summer
I’d like to go to Tahiti.
We have next week off with the kids – we plan on heading to Canada’s Wonderland, taking a drive up to Muskoka for the day and swimming in one of the lakes up there, trips to the park, having a backyard movie night and just enjoying the super kids that they are.
We are going to Paramount’s Carowinds (theme park in Charlotte,NC) this weekend then next weekend we are going to Myrtle Beach, SC.
I’d like to take my family on a road trip to Yellowstone.
I’d like to visit Nova Scotia
we are taking our four kids to the iowa state fair and adventureland after their second day of school
Zipling with the family.
I want to go to a waterslide park this summer for an adventure!
I’d like to go to Traverse City.
Long walks on the beach and sunbathing. Thanks!
I would like to take my family on a road trip to Yellowstone Park.
I’d like to visit the south of France.
I would like to go to the mountains.
I want to travel
I would like to spend some time at the Jersey Shore this summer – Wildwood, Atlantic City, Cape May. It’s the perfect place to spend the summer!
Our family wants to do some mini golfing this summer!
I would like to take a road trip to the 1000 Islands this summer.
OUR GREAT SUMMER MOMENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FALL WHILE WE ARE CAMPING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Camping with family
I am planning a trip to Tombstone AZ to see my dad
We will be heading to Waldameer Park. My son can not wait to go.
I would love to go camping this summer!
Just got back from Palm Springs. Will be heading to Las Vegas at the end of summer.
Just went to the Safari Park in San Diego. Next week we’ll be visiting a water park.
I’d visit the south of France.
I’d like to take my family on a road trip to Yellowstone Park.
We are staying close to home and not traveling more than two hours this year. Columbus for the Ohio State Fair is one of our adventures.
I want to go canoeing on the river this summer!
would love to get to Niagara Falls for the first time
I love to go to the beach and enjoy an afternoon to make my summer day the perfect one.
I would love to hibernate this summer because I hate the heat!
My summer adventure was climbing up a mountain (the part we did was only hilly but at altitude) to attend my son’s wedding in Yosemite, very high up it was too. The scenery was magnificent however the 1 km my son told me was actually 2! It involved avoiding tree roots, crossing a stream and trying not to stumble and fall on all the rocks that were everywhere. It took me a while to catch my breath when I go there.