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Au Sable Light Station

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Roger

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 →

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Into the Wilderness …

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Roger

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 →

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Pickle Barrel House Museum — Grand Marais, Michigan

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Roger

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 →

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Butterfly #45 — Aphrodite Firtillary

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Roger

speyeria aphrodite Saturday, July 10, 2010 — 1:07 pm Alger County, Michigan — Lake Superior State Forest — Adams Trail Several of these larger fritillaries were flitting about the flowering bushes along the road with the Silver-bordered Fritillaries.

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Butterfly #44 — Silver-bordered Fritillary

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Roger

boloria selene Saturday, July 10, 2010 — 1:07 pm Alger County, Michigan — Lake Superior State Forest — Adams Trail I was driving from Munising to Grand Marais along Adams Trail, a dirt road through woods. I slowed down to … Continue reading →

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