Blogs from Michigan, United States, North America - page 3

Today we moved to Munising Tourist Park Campground. On the way we stopped off at Lakenenland Sculpture Park. The park contained over 80 iron sculptures. Some of the sculptures were whimsical while others showed the artist political views. Daisy really seemed to enjoy this stop she said it had a nice junk yard, liberal movement vibe. This campground is on Lake Superior as well, but the sites were full due to it being the weekend. We can see the water from a distance and unfortunately, we have a good amount of road noise but should have a nice sunset tonight from the campground. After setting up we headed out to Munising Falls, it appeared dehydrated, but the surrounding sandstone cliff was gorgeous. On our drive to Miners Beach, we took a detour to Miners Falls. I ... read more

This morning the camp host came to visit us, he brought Nate a few Yooperlite rocks, Nate vowed not to take credit for them. The host was so funny and kind, he was like you can go ahead and take credit. Truly this was so thoughtful and nice of this host and I know Nate really appreciated being able to take a few Yooperlite rocks home. We drove to Marquette today and are staying at Marquette Tourist Park. The campground is on located on Dead River. We opted to stay off the river so that we could have full hookups which has been rare during this trip unlike in Florida. It's been over 2 weeks since we've had a site with water hookup far less sewer. I'm looking forward to the long shower tonight and not ... read more

Guess what? NO WATERFALLS TODAY!! Yep, I'm taking over the tour and blog today. Lol. We slept in, well at least I did, Tina got some work done while I microwaved some lunch yum. Began our adventure traveling along the Keweenaw Bay taking in the great views of the water and rocky shoreline. Continuing into the town of Hancock where our first experience into anything mining began at Quincy Mine. Sneaking into the last tour of the day as it is still early in the season. We also lucked out today because they were testing out new equipment on the tour, flashlights, this was only the second tour attempted since the first didn't go so well. A brief gathering to watch a video and allowing everyone to use the restroom before starting the over 2-hour tour. ... read more

Yesterday was another rainy day. I was kind of relieved because I was able to catch up on my work. We watched a few more episodes of That ‘70s Show, Nate made lunch, and Daisy made dinner. It is nice when everyone pitches in. Nate and Daisy are already tired of hiking and viewing waterfalls. Somehow, I talked them into viewing a few more along the Black River Forest Scenic Byway. The first fall we viewed was Gorge Falls, just a brief walk from the parking lot. This waterfall was located within a deep and narrow gorge. The overlook supplied a full view of the falls. You could feel the mist of the falls as you stand in awe of its beauty. Then we walked over to Potawatomi Falls. The overlook was much closer which allowed ... read more

I did not plan much for the last day and I should have. Our flight was not until 4:15, but I didn’t’ really know what else to do. We slept in a bit, then checked out and stored our luggage. The only real thing on the schedule was breakfast at Hudson Café, a Detroit breakfast institution. It was close so we walked. The weather has been just fantastic, cool in the mornings, low humidity, and a nice breeze most of the day. The only rain was the thunderstorm our first night here. We had the foresight to make a reservation, without one the wait was over an hour long. The place is small, but they pack them in. No Covid distancing here. We got a table in the back by the kitchen, which was fun because ... read more