Month: March 2023
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Keweenaw National Historic Park
31 July 2022 Sunday Posted 29 March 2023 Today we leave Eagle River, spend time exploring the history of Calumet, and find a camping spot on Lake Superior. 0936 48,165 Walked to the waterfall in Eagle River before thanking our hosts and leaving Smokin’ Soul. 0958 48,181 69° Calumet Returned here to see more of…
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Top of the Keweenaw
30 July 2022 – SaturdayPosted 25 March 2023 A clockwise loop around the top of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Lighthouses, waterfalls, and Fort Wilkins were fun stops along the route. 0843 48,048 55° Head north from Smokin’ Soul 0855 48,052 Jampot Bakery and Jacob’s Falls Hoping to find some fresh baked goodies to fuel today’s adventure we…
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Keweenaw Copper Towns
29 July 2022 FridayPosted 17 March 2023 Today we explore Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and the Quincy Mine. 0908 48,001 56° Left the Houghton County Historical Society after a quiet night at this Harvest Hosts museum spot. Just outside of Lake Linden we pulled over to photograph old pick-up trucks, an abandoned factory, and as half-sunken…
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Porkies to Keewenaw
28 July 2022 – Thursday posted 13 March 2023 Exploring the east end of the Porkies and heading into the Keewenaw Peninsula 0946 47,899 Leave Big Bear Campground 1003 47,907 61° Lake of the Clouds In less than twenty minutes, we climbed 800 feet to enjoy this popular view in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness…
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East and UP
27 July 2022Posted 10 March 2023 We travel east into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) to begin exploring the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness. We find silly hats and lots of waterfalls. 0843 47,815 64° Dump tanks and fill water. Leave Saxon Harbor and head east into Michigan. 0845 47,826 We checked out Little Girls Point Park &…
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NE Wisconsin Waterfalls
26 July 2022 TuesdayPublished 08 March 2023 A full day of waterfall hikes. 0810 47,745 Leave Ashland, WI 63° 0900 47,777 Copper Falls State Park The park is named after Copper Mining that took place here between 1840 and 1902. We set out on the Doughboy’s Trail. It came highly recommended for waterfalls and canyons.…
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