Author: Mark Haskell
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Top of the Keweenaw
30 July 2022 – Saturday 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 were disappointed to…
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Keweenaw Copper Towns
29 July 2022 – Friday 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 dredge. 0957…
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Porkies to Keewenaw
28 July 2022 – Thursday 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 State Park. An accessible…
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East and UP
27 July 2022 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 & Campground. Sites are…
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NE Wisconsin Waterfalls
26 July 2022 Tuesday 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. A couple of…
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Bayfield Peninsula
22 July 2022 Back on the Lake Superior Circle Route, we headed east from Omicron Falls State Park. Road noise, rain, and trains kept us from getting much rest. Shortly after getting underway, the blades of a windmill had us pulling over in South Range, Wisconsin. The 1904 Davidson Windmill wasn’t the only historic…
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