We settled in to our “lily pad” on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan and decided that this year we would return to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
This was a short trek of 1,104 miles spanning six days. The weather was cooperative.
We took G’s parents on a similar trip in July 2012. For that trip we circled Lake Michigan and went as far as Marquette, MI with numerous stays along the way. It included a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore sunset cruise.
For this trip the trek was similar but with different stays along the way. In 2012 we didn’t have the Roadtrek so we stayed at numerous motels. For this trek we used the Roadtrek 210P and spent nights at campgrounds in Traverse City and Munising. Our trek included stops in Cadillac, Traverse City, Leland, Glen Arbor, Empire, and Leland’s Fishtown Preservation District.
Along the way we took the Heritage Trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes and a day cruise to see the Picture Rocks National Lakeshore. We did stop at the Dutch Farm Market in South Haven on our return to buy fresh bakery goods and fruit. The season has moved from blueberries to cherries and now the peaches are ripe.
There was a constant haze in the air because of Canadian wildfires. Here's the view of Lake Superior at Munising at 8:00am the morning of August 12:
I'll post more details of this trek over the next few days.
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| Sunset Cruise, July 2012 |
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| Sunset Cruise, July 2012 |
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| Sunset Cruise, July 2012 |
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