Monthly Archives: July 2010

On my drive back to Grand Marais from the Log Slide, I stopped to see Sable Falls and hike a short trail onto the Grand Sable Dunes. This proved to be a mistake. The falls were less spectacular than many … Continue reading →

When I did my pre-vacation homework, I saw that the National Park Service gives tours of the Au Sable Light Station during July and August. But the same ranger who told me I couldn’t get to Au Sable Point from … Continue reading →

So it was like this. Before we left home on this vacation, I did some homework and saw that there was a lighthouse — Au Sable Light Station — within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. There is no road to the … Continue reading →

At 1:30 on Saturday afternoon, I was driving down Route 77 through the tiny town of Grand Marais, Michigan. (I’ll explain why I was in Grand Marais in my next post.) Tucked in among the stores and cafes was a … Continue reading →