Travel the USA

After the country re-opened after Covid-19, we are
"On the Road Again."
Please enjoy the 'armchair travels' and feel free to make comments.

In September of 2019, we made the
'epic' trip to the east coast for the first birthday of our grandson Evan.
Since Evan's birthday is in September, we decided to join a 29 day RV Caravan for the New England fall color. The tour starts in Maine and ends in Niagara Falls. All told, we did about 12,000 miles with the new truck and trailer.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Sept 4 - drive to Mackinac Bridge

Driving through the miles and miles of forrest -
The big "must do" is stop for Pasties!

This reminds me of the local spots in Hawaii
only Hawaii has Spam Musubi 




Lovely  camping (and wide open spaces) on the shores of Lake Michigan



The Mackinac Bridge  over Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Lake Superior dumps into Lake Huron which then connects to all other lakes.

SEPT 2,3 . Lake Adair

We had a lovely time with Harley and Marguerite Adair - the people we met on the trip to Israel.
They have a private lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and camp (aka 'cabin') that we enjoyed for a couple of nights. 

Lovely camping spot - however, it was not easy to get out!

the first day  was good enough weather to enjoy being on the deck for eats




Lou enjoyed the activity of fishing, but we had pot roast for dinner!

 The weather kept changing but affording nice views




 Marguerite and I took the paddle boat around the lake. 






They have a sauna that the whole family enjoys.  
The kids like to soak up the heat and then go jump off the rock into the very COLD water!


 Four wheeling around their camp and neighbors camp on the logging roads was fun.
(too cold and drippy for fishing)


They have a chapel down by the lake.
The 'pews' are 2 x 6's covered with moss!





The Ore Docks on the edge of Lake Superior were used to transport the iron ore from local mines down to Detroit to the Ford plant, and Pittsburg steel mills 

A train would be on top of the dock and dump ore into the narrow bins and the side chutes would funnel the ore into the ships. 


this Ore Dock is no longer in use



This Ore Dock is still in use.
The bridge on the right is used to transport coal to the power plant.


Aug 31, Sept 1 Marquette, MI

Marquette and the Blues Fest .
Music is good-enjoying a couple of days on the shores of Lake Superior with great sights and sounds.