Just got back from our summer vacation. This year it was a weeklong camping trip to the UP. We left on the 15th and drove to Tahquamenon Falls State Park.
On Sunday we went up to whitefish point to the shipwreck museum. Thats the one spot my son wanted to go to as he is a big shipwreck fan.
Here he is with the bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald.
We spent a lot of time talking to one of the volunteers there who was on the Arthur Anderson trailing the Fitz on the night she went down. Very interesting.
This is Claire and Trent on the beach at Whitefish Point.
The we were off to the falls. We rented the boat and paddled out to the island at the lower falls.
Then we went to the upper falls
The we stopped for some ice cream. Claire enjoyed her cone.
Then we went swimming in whitefish bay near the campground. If you look in the center of the picture yopu can see us about 300 yds out there. The waters was still not up to my waist. But it was such nice sand and so warm, I couldn't believe it.
On Monday we went up to the Soo locks, Sorry, no real good pictures form there.
On Tuesday we drove down to Mackinaw Cityt and met my cousin and her family and went out to the Island.
The Grand Hotel
We ate lot's of fudge, took a carriage ride, bought shirts, etc... Did all the tourist stuff. Boy, for a Tuesday i was amazed how many people were out there. I'd hate to be there on a weekend.
On Wednesday we left Tahq falls and headed for the porcupine mtns. Stopped at Picture Rocks for a photo op. Very cool spot. Would have liked to do the boat tour that day but got a later start than we planned.
Got to the Porkies Wed night as it was starting to rain. Had a couple hours of sunshine Thursday morning but by noon it was raining again and was still raining mid afternoon on Friday so we packed up and came home a day early.
We had a great trip. It was fun to go through some of the towns I always hear people mention and seeing the sdouth side of the lake was something new. I was amazed by the sand beaches between Marquette and Munising and then again in Whitefish bay. We don't see any sand beaches on the north shore.
On Sunday we went up to whitefish point to the shipwreck museum. Thats the one spot my son wanted to go to as he is a big shipwreck fan.
Here he is with the bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald.
We spent a lot of time talking to one of the volunteers there who was on the Arthur Anderson trailing the Fitz on the night she went down. Very interesting.
This is Claire and Trent on the beach at Whitefish Point.
The we were off to the falls. We rented the boat and paddled out to the island at the lower falls.
Then we went to the upper falls
The we stopped for some ice cream. Claire enjoyed her cone.
Then we went swimming in whitefish bay near the campground. If you look in the center of the picture yopu can see us about 300 yds out there. The waters was still not up to my waist. But it was such nice sand and so warm, I couldn't believe it.
On Monday we went up to the Soo locks, Sorry, no real good pictures form there.
On Tuesday we drove down to Mackinaw Cityt and met my cousin and her family and went out to the Island.
The Grand Hotel
We ate lot's of fudge, took a carriage ride, bought shirts, etc... Did all the tourist stuff. Boy, for a Tuesday i was amazed how many people were out there. I'd hate to be there on a weekend.
On Wednesday we left Tahq falls and headed for the porcupine mtns. Stopped at Picture Rocks for a photo op. Very cool spot. Would have liked to do the boat tour that day but got a later start than we planned.
Got to the Porkies Wed night as it was starting to rain. Had a couple hours of sunshine Thursday morning but by noon it was raining again and was still raining mid afternoon on Friday so we packed up and came home a day early.
We had a great trip. It was fun to go through some of the towns I always hear people mention and seeing the sdouth side of the lake was something new. I was amazed by the sand beaches between Marquette and Munising and then again in Whitefish bay. We don't see any sand beaches on the north shore.