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St. Joseph North Pier Lights

On our way north along Lake Michigan, we stopped in St. Joseph to see the lighthouses while the morning sun was still soft enough for photos. We had to pay $5.00 to park in the city lot, but it didn’t … Continue reading

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Quincy Mine

We got to the Quincy Mine in time for the final tour of the day. Copper was mined there from 1848 until 1945. Many of the buildings are in ruins, but a few have been preserved/restored. We had a few … Continue reading

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Down the Keweenaw

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

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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