News Photo by Julie Riddle

Conner Sauve, 13, swings into the Thunder Bay River near the county fairgrounds Thursday while his friend, Dillon Reed, 13, waits his turn. Both Alpena residents were out enjoying old-fashioned fun on a balmy summer day, complete with carefree Huck Finn-style whoops. “Don’t say school,” Sauve said cheerfully before launching into another swing on the rope.