If you got a few of these activities in over Fourth of July weekend, you're well on your way to having a successful summer . . .
A new poll looked at the most popular summer activities. And #1 involves food but NOT the grill.
Eating ICE CREAM is America's favorite summertime thing to do. Technically, it says "ice cream OR popsicles" . . . but ice cream is doing the heavy lifting there.
60% love it, and another 35% like it. Only 1% said they HATE eating ice cream in summer.
Here are the 10 most popular summer activities, in order...
1. Eating ice cream or popsicles
2. Going on vacation
3. Grilling
4. Road trips
5. Going to the beach
6. Hiking or nature walks
7. Swimming in a pool
8. Stargazing
9. Watching fireworks. 16% of Americans are NOT fans.
10. Having a picnic
A few more that ranked high include boating . . . relaxing in a hammock . . . roasting marshmallows . . . and going to an amusement park.
One that ranked surprisingly low was sunbathing. Half of Americans enjoy it to some degree, and half would rather not. Only 14% of Americans love laying out. 18% hate it.
(YouGov)