Another Michigan Camping Adventure

We camped at Wilderness State Park at the top of the Lower Pennisula. Despite a glowing review in Midwest Living Magazine, the campground was overpriced, lacking in privacy and the "modern" bathroom lacked any way to dry your hands.

That said, the beach was beautiful and Lake Michigan was warm to swim in.

The first night was a horrendous wind/thunderstorm. Kierstyn thought her tent with she and Q in would blow away. Q was the only one to sleep through it. He had gotten a new "mummy" sleeping bag and thinks that is why.

Wednesday we went to 40 Mile Point Lighthouse with it's shipwreck.

Mikaila in pilothouse of Calcite.

Quinten on trail to shipwreck. He wants to see as many shipwrecks and shipwreck museums as I do lighthouses.

Family at the shipwreck. Most of the wreck was off shore in about 12 feet of water and could be seen by kayak, etc. since the water is so clear.

More later...

Greetings from Lake Superior!

We were on vacation last weekend. We drove up to the Upper Pennisula (U P) and camped at Muskallonge Lake State Park. This is a pretty little lake and it is separated by about 500 ft of land from Lake Superior. The big lake is so clear! But, unlike Lake Michigan, it is just as cold as the Pacific. The beach is littered with many different rocks, including beautiful granite. It was like looking at countertop samples.

We spent 4 days camping and were visited by raccoons and a couple of thunderstorms. We also saw a bear, deer (one at Taquemenon Falls was 3 feet from Quinten), chipmunks, a field mouse, and yes even a small green snake. Both kids caught a Pumpkin Seed (Sunfish).

They were the calmest kids catching fish I've ever seen. Quinten quietly reeled it in and then said calmly, "I think I've got something."

We spent our days walking to lighthouses and waterfalls. We went to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, MI and saw the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Quinten expressed my thoughts when he said, "Papa would have loved this," when were looking at logging equipment from the late 1800's. I really missed him when I was standing on the shores of Gitchee Gummee. (My kids called Gramps "Papa"). Below are some of the sights.

Au Sable Light

Point Iroquois Light

Whitefish Point Light Taquemenon Lower Falls

Taquemenon Upper Falls Sable Falls