Returning to Tahquamenon Falls State Park from Whitefish Point, we found a crowded parking lot at the Upper Falls. Luckily,  an area was reserved for people camping at the park and we fit perfectly. We arrived just in time to join a ranger-led tour. She was a tree enthusiast and pointed out a 400 year old Eastern…

Gordon Lightfoot’s poignant song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald played through my mind as we drove north to Whitefish Point. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, on the shore of Lake Superior, has been on our “bucket list” for a long time and today we will be there. Last night was perfect for sleeping at Hemlock…

Today we headed East along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Stopped at a waterfall trail that continued on to Lake Superior where the waves were breaking like it was the ocean. The wind shifted from out of the South to blowing from the North overnight. I’m sure glad Beth researched the weather and booked us…

Nice quiet night at our campground with a delightful chill in the air. Awoke before Beth and turned on the furnace since it was 52 degrees! Drove over to Munising at 8:30 so we would have a place to park. No issue – we backed into a spot with a harbor view. The Grand Isle…

Note: We didn’t know it at the time, but this would be the beginning of a set of visits that would take us all around the shoreline of Lake Superior. Up at 0500 CST to get moving to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) where we don’t have a reservation. By 0615 CST we’re on our way…

Ice Cream, Yogurt, and Cheese all beckoned us as we traveled to Wisconsin for the first time. The morning drive was through cornfields with chicory and Queen Anne’s Lace along the roadside. Peoria Lake looked interesting. We passed the Caterpillar factory. If we come this way again, it might be fun to take the tour.  Passed…