Hey, the kids want to
go swimming!

                      

The cool, clear water of Girl Lake is a paradise for kids of all ages.  Pine Ridge Resort has a great swimming area.    It starts with a 12' x 18' deck built right over the water.    Square foot for square foot, no other area of the resort gets more use than this deck.  It is carpeted and there is a strong set of steps leading right into the water so that both the younger kids and older folks can easily and safely get in to the water. 
Of course, most of the kids prefer to run right off the deck and jump in.  The swimming area is all sand.   There is a perfect area by the shore for the younger kids to play and splash, and the water is about 2' deep off the end of the deck so it's great for jumping in.  The sand goes out about 40' where the water is about 4' deep. 

There are no drop offs anywhere around the swimming area.  About 100' from shore, we anchor our swimming raft.  The water around the raft is about 12' deep so it is excellent for diving and jumping. 

       
Two Fun bugs, four kayaks, a paddle boat, and a canoe make up our fleet of entertaining water toys.  Almost every kid feels on top of the world when he is captaining his own ship over the water.  The paddle boat is our most popular ride.  Back and forth between the swimming deck and the raft can take up hours.

Here's an interesting picture.  Luke Parson, swimming with our "dock fish".  Hundreds of perch, bluegill, a few bass and and occasional walleye live around our docks.  Of course, the fact that kids are tossing all kinds of food for them to eat help attract them to the area.  When the swimming is done, the kids grab their fishing poles and spend hours fishing.  The swimming area is truly our "Entertainment Center" for the week.