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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Lake Huron

Day one & two were spent in Michigan
traveling north along Lake Huron.

There are many lighthouses along the lake.
This is Tawas Point lighthouse in Tawas Point State Park
located just north of the thumb of the Michigan mitten.
 Sturgeon Point Lighthouse built in 1869 near Harrisburg, Michigan.


 Old Presque Isle Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse on the Great Lakes.
It was built in 1840 and replaced by the new Presque Isle lighthouse in 1871.


New Presque Isle Lighthouse is about a mile away from the old lighthouse.
It is the tallest lighthouse accessible to the public on the Great Lakes.


This unusual square lighthouse is 40 Mile Point Lighthouse
 which is 40 nautical miles from Mackinaw Point.



We camped on the lake near Mackinaw City in sight of the Mackinac bridge.

 And watched the sunset over Lake Huron.

The night lights.




Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Lakes & Lighthouses

We are home from the land of lakes & lighthouses.
The air was brisk (mostly) and the sights were beautiful.
Here's some signs from up North.









Friday, August 30, 2013

Headed North

Gone for a few weeks to Canada!
I'll report on the adventure when I return to the online world!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Picking Pumpkins

The gourds & mini pumpkins are ripe on the vines.
Time for little punkins to pick pumpkins!
 
Heidi finds a nice one.
 
 Ryan likes the gourds

Liddy searching

Wait a minute...
Right color, wrong vegetable!

Good helpers!

Garden treasures!


Monday, August 26, 2013

Get Lost - Or Not!

We mapped out 4 different trails and posted tags
so hikers wouldn't lose their way.

All trails start and end at the new sign near the parking area.
 

We used different colors for each trail.
Red is the perimeter trail passing the pastures & following the creek.
1-1/2 mile

Blue trail follows the wide loops passing through the valley & meadow & past the giant rock.
2/3 mile

Orange wanders along the ridge above the lowlands and past the overlook.
3/4 mile


Yellow meanders through the interior trails down songbird trail,
 through mature forests and good whitetail habitat.
7/8 mile


Hike on!