Started the day at a bakery, loading up the van galley with a huge blueberry scone, muffins and raspberry pie. Headed off the Island and joined the Trans-Canada highway which, surprising to me, dropped down to two lanes with occasional passing lanes.  We turned off at anything with an interesting sign or map point that…

Rather than taking the direct route, we followed the Lake Superior Scenic Highway finding a Fish Hatchery, lighthouses, and views of lake freighters. International cooperation on a shared lake, this truck was in Michigan helping to identify and limit the growth of Sea Lampry. Noticing a sign for a fish hatchery, we pulled in to…

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…