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Down the Keweenaw

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Roger

We drove up Brockway Mountain, but on this day the only view we got was the inside of a cloud — not that it wasn’t pretty. It was raining again when we got to Eagle Harbor. We stopped along the … Continue reading →

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Up the Keweenaw

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Roger

We wandered about Calumet for a little while, looking for something to look at. The National Park Service owns several buildings in town, but none of them were open. A kind woman who spotted us trying to enter a locked … Continue reading →

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Ontonagon

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Roger

Saturday was gray and damp with frequent periods of drizzling rain. We decided to take a road trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Our first stop was Ontonagon. There’s a lighthouse on the river that is open for tours, but the … Continue reading →

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Lumber Train

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Roger

We were driving through the woods of the Upper Peninsula when we came upon this train stopped at a crossing. We got out to take photos. The odd thing was that the engine was running but there was nobody around. … Continue reading →

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Black River Waterfalls

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Roger

We drove south away from the lake, stopping every time we came to a trail to one of the many waterfalls. I think we made four stops and saw five major falls and several smaller ones. I could probably figure … Continue reading →

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