September 11, 2011
Munising, Michigan
Today was a bright, clear day. Unfortunately, it reminded us all too much of
10 years ago...
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We were up early and off for a nice drive, east along the
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. As we
knew, the rocks are best viewed from the water, but we did find some
interesting spots. Our first stop was
the turnaround point: Grand Marais. We
had our picnic lunch there overlooking the small harbor, then worked our way
back to Munising.
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| We had lunch at a nicely-landscaped pavilion overlooking Grand Marais Harbor. |
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| Remembering... |
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| Alger Falls from the overlook. 193 steps down to the Falls. Really? |
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| Now, isn't this the weirdest little seed pod you've ever come across? |
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| This little guy was indignant that I was coming too close to "his" tree... |
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| Logging was big in this area 100 years ago, and there are still some of the artifacts on display, like this two-horsepower log mover. |
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| This area is called the "log slide", where timbers were rolled down to Lake Superior and floated to Grand Marais around the point. |
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| This little creek spills right out across the beach into the Lake. |
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| Another shipwreck, this one a "skow schooner" (flat-bottomed) that went aground in the 1870s. |
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| Munising Falls, just east of town. |
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| Wagner Falls is just 100' from M-94 south of Munising. |
Back at the campground, we met up again with Henry and
Marcia and headed for the beach for the sunset.
This time, we brought chairs; much more comfortable!
1 comment:
Nice pictures especially the Falls :-)
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