Up North: in love with Pequaming

We lucked into a tiny 5-space rv park/marina right on Pequaming Bay - a beautiful calm bay within Keweenaw Bay on Lake Superior. The property was developed by Henry Ford; he milled lumber here to use in the construction of his original Model As and Model Ts. Pete & Lily bought the property over 40 years ago, now in their 90s they still keep it running!

We have enjoyed getting out in our Hobie pedal kayaks, and Jamie has done some fishing from his. These are a couple of the small-mouth bass he kept for yummy dining.

Up North: Welcome to Our Morning!

Late yesterday we moved a whopping 8 miles up the east coast of the Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
For the next week we are park at Pete's and Lily's rv park & marina. The have five huge rv spaces right on a sheltered bay where Henry Ford once had a mill. Pete & Lily have owned the property over 40 years; now in their 90s, Pete is not well and Lily is a feisty woman who is holding things together. The place has been for sale for a couple years and could be a great investment for commercial expansion. But ya gotta keep in mind that summer is only a couple months and the rest of the year can be intolerable for many people - us, for instance. I will post more about this historic place through the week.

We are the only campers now, hoping for a whole week of privacy. Also hoping to get out our kayaks and perhaps also do some fishing. We have heard that Coho salmon can be landed right from shore here and there are abundant walleye and lake trout.

Today we expect thunderstorms. The wind has picked up a bit and the water is not glassy smooth like it was last night.

Up North #5

Just a little geography & history lesson on Lake Superior.

US Highway 41 has its northern terminus at the tip of Keweenaw Peninsula; the southern terminus is at Miami. We have now traveled much of this historic route.

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Copper Harbor is the end of the Peninsula. There is a lovely little dock/marina/park . . . with some beautiful yachts. One was from Houston & one was from Miami.

This dog was ready to go!

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Summer is short here, and the Great Lakes' water level is historically high, and the water is cold! It seems some folks are desperate for the beach!  The dogs are happy.

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Sad to see this sign, and sad to see the evidence of the trash these kids pick up. I never dreamed cigarettes would be the greatest haul.

Up North

Yesterday we drove up the west coast of the Keweenaw Peninsula to Copper Harbor on Lake Superior. The map shows in red the route we took up, stopping at roadside parks and little villages. It was a long day, but lots of fun.

Lake Superior is connected east/west across the midsection of the Peninsula with man made and natural waterways, providing an amazing navigation system. The open water in the last photo is the mouth of the canal on the west side of the Peninsula.