Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 6: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

After Tahquamenon Falls, we headed back north along the lake to Pictured Rocks.  It was pretty neat to see and we learned a lot about the logging history of the area as well.

Ainsley with a "big wheelie" log puller.

By the "log fall" site.

Au Sable light house from the log fall site.

Miner's Castle.

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 6: Tahquamenon Falls

If you're going to be that far north in Michigan, you might as well stop at Tahquamenon Falls, so that's what we did.

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 6: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

The next morning, we got up and started the day on Whitefish Point at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.  Almost everyone knows about the Edmund Fitzgerald, but there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of other ships that have sunk on Lake Superior.

Did you know that the life saving part of the Coast Guard's mission originated along Michigan's Lake Superior coast with the US Life Saving Service?

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 5: Driving Across the Mackinac Bridge

I really wanted to go across the Mackinac Bridge, so Daddy drove me and Grandpa Tom and Ainsley came along for the ride.


Going south....


And heading back to the north....


Love,
Ben

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 5: Mackinac Island

We had never been to Mackinac Island before, so Mommy and Daddy took us along with Grandma Diane and Grandpa Tom.  We spent some time shopping in the main shopping area before the boys went to the fort.

Ainsley and "Papa Tom" on the main drag.

The boys and AJ.

Everybody wanted to hold the rifle.

The view from the fort.

 Three soldiers from the late 1800s.

The highlight of the trip was Cameron being selected to assist with the firing of the cannon.  He didn't get to actually fire it, but it was pretty cool that he was asked to help.  Watch the video.

Watch the video here.

Yep, we were there too!

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 4: Bridge View Park with Aunt Mee and Uncle Dale

After a while, we made it down to St. Ignace.  That's a city in Michigan that is near the Mackinac Island area but still in the upper peninsula.  We planned a few days there with Grandpa Tom and Grandma Diane.  Aunt Mee and Uncle Dale (and Rudy!) were able to come and spend an afternoon with us as well!

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 4: Sault Ste Marie

We stopped briefly on the Canadian side of Sault Ste Marie before heading over to the US side to see the locks.  They were neat, but there weren't any freighters due for another several hours.  Bummer.

Love, 

Ainsley, Ben and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 3: Batchawana Bay

We stayed at a hotel right on Batchawana Bay that night.  It was a small room, but the hotel restaurant (actually, a cookhouse) was good and it was right across the street from the bay itself.  What do you do at the end of a long day of travel?  Enjoy the view and collect rocks.

Almost done with the top part of the semi-circle.

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 3: Wawa and the Goose

We read a lot about Wawa because we really wanted to stay there.  Unfortunately, there isn't a quality hotel in the entire town that had a vacancy the night we needed.  But, we kept reading about the famous goose, so we thought we should stop for a photo.

Moving steadily down the map that day!

Love,
Ainsley, Ben and Cameron

Lake Superior Circle Tour - Day 3: White River and Winnie the Pooh

If you are familiar with the story of how Winnie the bear cub became Winnie the Pooh, then you'll not be surprised that we stopped in White River, Ontario  ("where it all started") for these photos.

Been here, done that.

Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron