Fall Trip to Wisconsin and Michigan Part 3

Yesterday we met a Federal Game Warden at Lake of the Clouds - he was photographing the sunrise. He asked what we had seen and about our plans - we had just one full day left in the area. 

He suggested we drive to Copper Harbor and enjoy the fantastic scenery and fall colors even though rain was forecast. It did rain but mostly drizzled throughout the day. We had a wonderful time!    

Wikipedia says: 

The Keweenaw Peninsula ... is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States, leading to its moniker of "Copper Country." 

We headed north to Houghton.

In Houghton, we crossed the lift bridge but I couldn't get a photo. Going north towards Copper Harbor, we followed Highway 41 and came to the canopy of trees about 12 miles south of Copper Harbor. It was absolutely breathtaking! It lasted for over 10 miles.

It was cold, windy, and rainy in Copper Harbor. We luckily found a place to eat and visited two shops that were open. One had really good fudge, our only purchase besides lunch. We headed back to Ontonagon via Highway 26. Here are a couple photos.

We stopped at the Jampot. We'd heard about the monks of the UP that made jam. Trip Advisor says: "This bakery is run by a monastic community called the Holy Transfiguration Skete, a Byzantine Catholic Monastery, makers of their Poorrock Abbey Jams." Sadly, they were out of jams for the season.

Jampot

However, they did have a few baked goods and some came home with us.

A banana, walnut, blueberry giant muffin, 2 pound-cake large muffins, molasses cookies.
Those cookies are at least 3" in diameter. 

We split the muffin for breakfast - we should have had company.
There was enough for 4 people!

Just past the Jampot is Jacob Falls.  

We traveled on to Eagle River Falls.

Highway 26 joined with Highway 41 so we began backtracking on our morning route. We were too late to see the quilt shop in Houghton - they close early like many other places. We stopped to get photos of a couple things of interest to us. First the snowfall record - 390.4 inches in 1978-1979.

They even had a structure showing the height. Ray kindly posed beside it.

When we passed this shed in the morning, we both said we needed to get a photo on our way back.

When we got to Ontonagon, the rain and drizzle had totally stopped.  We stopped at the grocery store and then enjoyed beautiful, clear weather!

We had to make one last stop at Lake in the Clouds before heading "home". 

Thursday morning, it was time to head south. Our first stop was Agate Falls near Trout Creek, Michigan. It is a beautiful area and a very short walk to the falls. Although it was raining again, the cascades and falls were pretty - at least what we could see. The view is very obstructed by trees. 

We had a tailgating lunch once again and then left the falls and drove on. We saw this field.

Next stop was Bond Falls near Haight Township, Michigan.The walk to the falls was shorter and it was raining harder but the falls were gorgeous! 

A little falls near the edge of Bond Falls.

We stopped in Sayner, WI, at the Plum Lake Quilts. What a great shop! They specialize in wool but carry much more. They even had deer right outside the building. 

I enjoy working with wool but never know what to do with the small projects. Well, I discovered that I can do some wool work incorporated with cotton quilting. Yes!  I bought a quilt kit that I will hang and a smaller wallhanging kit. Both are winter themed.  

We stayed at an interesting Airbnb rental outside of Rhinelander, WI. The place was great. 

In the living area, there was a round door that was split vertically. It was only about 3.5 feet tall.

When the doors were open, you could see into what was a crawl space. It is now a fantastic child's dream world. I'm guessing the space is about 4 feet high.

There was a desk and chair equipped with paper and drawing instruments.

There was a chair, a beanbag and a bookshelf full of books,

a play kitchen with utensils,

and a large blackboard. There was plenty of room to play for little ones. Our children would have loved this as children.

The rest of our rental was really nice too.

Stay tuned - there is still one more post to come ...