Monthly Archives: October 2013

TOURING UP NORTH–The Shipwreck Coast

Posted on October 31, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

Using Tahquamenon State Park as our base, there was yet another couple of highlights to take in while in this area.  Our second morning there we once again headed out.  Unlike yesterday morning, rain showers had moved in overnight and … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–Tahquamenon Falls

Posted on October 29, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

The big draw for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the land itself, and its abundance of natural resources.  The landscape and lakeshore are pristine, rugged and very photogenic.  Its isolation and remoteness can be another attribute—it is easy to find yourself … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–The Pictured Rocks, Part 2

Posted on October 21, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

Morning found us packing up.  Not much time to enjoy the early light on the beach—just a quick shot.  It had been a good stay here . . . we made the acquaintance of a couple from the Leelanau Peninsula, … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–The Pictured Rocks Cruise

Posted on October 14, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

THE PICTURED ROCKS CRUISE Before reaching the start of the high cliffs, our course skimmed past the shoreline of Grand Island.  Located a short distance off the mainland, the island protects the entrance to Munising Bay from the wild winter … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–The Pictured Rocks

Posted on October 14, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

On the shores of Gitche Gumee,Westward by the Big-Sea-Water,Came unto the rocky headlands,To the Pictured Rocks of sandstoneSong of Hiawatha   W.W. Longfellow Extending for 42 miles along Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore offers spectacular scenery along the hilly shoreline … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–The town of Marquette

Posted on October 7, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

After a few days, we left Copper Country and made our way east . . . into Iron Country.  What mountains Michigan can claim lay here . . . vestiges of mountains once far higher than the Rockies. Two-billion-year-old cliffs … Continue reading →

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TOURING UP NORTH–In Copper Country

Posted on October 3, 2013 by AirstreamTravelers

THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN    Surrounded on three sides by Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron, the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula begins with low rolling hills to the east that rise to form “Midwest mountains” inland.  It is a land of … Continue reading →

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