Quintessential Autumn

On a walk to Houghton Point, outside Washburn, Wisconsin -

At the beach in late afternoon, a cloud was hanging low over the hill.

Memorial Park Sunrise...and the day just got better

A tangle of shrubs, vines and berries along the trail

With 66 degree weather, there was an insect hatch at the beach like none we've ever seen.  So many that we could see the fish jump out of the water for joy!  Aren't these grains of sand interesting?

Tripping around the peninsula

Karen and Mary aboard the "Apple Express" at Hauser's Orchard.

Standing on the upper deck inside the barn, we viewed some of Mr. Hauser's cap collection stapled to the walls - hundreds of caps!.

More glorious color in the sky.

A Day in the Woods

Long Lake National Forest Picnic Area - hiking the perimeter

Arlo, Karen and Stephan on the trail with their "bear" sticks

Keeping warm!

The most wonderful day....on to Michigan

Saxon Harbor and Lake Superior County Park (still in WI)

Little Girl Point Beach - Michigan
The site of the legend of the mythical Ojibwa maiden who became lost in the "Great Forest" on her wedding day.  She was later seen here with her lover.  For centuries this cape was a rest area for lake travelers between the Apostle Islands and the Porcupine Mountains - Ontonagon region.

One of the campsites at Little Girl Point campground provides a natural table.  The size of this fallen giant was awesome.

Just a touch of color over in the Porcupine  mountains

Superior Falls - at the mouth of the Montreal River
Lake Superior Cliffs Battle Site

The location of a major naval battle between the Ojibwa and Foxes in the mid-1600s.  Before dawn a raiding party of 400 Foxes kidnapped four Ojibwa women from Madeline Island, were silently pursued in the fog by Ojibwa warriors, overtaken at the base of the cliffs and annihilated.

 Can you spot the "inukshuk"?

The stairs we did not use to go up from the base of the Superior Falls site on the Montreal River.

When the Canadian air sweeps in to clear the sky

We watched the front from the beach about 4:30 PM

Washburn Public Library is the BEST!