Personal Narrative: Family's Cabin

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If I could be somewhere right now, it would be at our family’s cabin. With the address of 3733 N Pottowatami Trail, it is located in Milton, Wisconsin. This is a place I’ve been going to since the age of seven. With our busy schedules, this is a place that we could spend time together. Holidays and even birthdays have been celebrated here year after year. Because of it being located on a channel, boating has been a big part of our summers.
The air is thick, some would call it humid. The strong smell of decaying fish instantly fills your nose, as soon as you open the car door. A long, gravel driveway weaves up to the cabin; stopping at the side. This is the side where, ironically, the front door is; each step leading up to it is covered

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