The Lake Superior Trail

Unsettled weather has followed us from Missouri north to the Upper Pennisula. We had planned on taking the jet ferry to Mackinaw Island but overcast, cloudy weather persuaded us to wait a day. Instead we climbed into the truck and hit the Superior trail. We headed north and west up to the Tahquamenon Falls, the second largest falls east of the Mississippi. It was worth the stop as the views are nice and they also had a nice place to eat lunch. Whitefish is the fish of the day everyday around here, so we shared a smoked cheese and whitefish dip and a lightly fried whitefish sandwhich. We continued north along Lake Superior and stopped at a spot with beach access that was spectacular. The terrain and flora and fauna make up a wilderness. Traffic is extremely light and most places look more like fishing and hunting camps than places for family vacations. From there, north to Whitefish Point. The area off this point is known as the shipwreck capital of the Great Lakes and a little village and museum are found there. We had to travel south and then east on Lake Shore Trail to get over to Sault Ste. Marie where the Soo Locks which connect Lake Superior to Lake Huron are located. Locals say that boat traffic has been increasing the last few years after diminishing over a number years. Michigan is still hurting economically and is considering passing laws to become a "right to work state" to attract businesses which are reluctant to come to a pro union state. A guy next to us at the campground was from Traverse City and said that the resort business down there and up here had been badly hurt by a series of regulations restricting rentals. Everything up here seems empty, but schools are still in session and maybe it will be busier as they get out for summer vacation.
We got home in time to make dinner and get down to the Lake Michigan beach to watch another spectacular sunset. We are at the west edge of the eastern time zone and sunset occurs at about 9:35 PM.