Day 31-August 11

 Photos from Day 31

The Whitefish Point Light and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.  It is estimated that there are about 550 wrecks in Lake Superior, most of which are undiscovered.

Immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot, the 728 ft. Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship on the Great Lakes.  She sank in November, 1975, with all of the 29 member crew dying.  The cause of the wreck is uncertain.

A Lego model of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The rudder from the S.S. M.M. Drake, at 200 ft long which sunk in 1901.

A model of the 603 ft. freighter Daniel J. Morrell, which sank in 1966 in Lake Huron.  Only one member of the 29 man crew survived.  

Crisp Point Lighthouse

Mouth of the Two Hearted River.  Hemingway's "The Nick Adams Stories" take place on the Two Hearted, although in reality Hemingway fished the Fox River, near Seney, Michigan.  He liked the name of the Two Hearted and used it in his writings.

With Carl in front of his cabin on the East Branch of the Two Hearted River.  

some of the artwork in Carl's cabin

Comments about Day 30

Our route on Day 30

Our first full day in the UP was a good one.  After a leisurely breakfast of eggs, bacon, & toast, the four of us got in Carl’s truck and headed toward Sault Saint Marie, following  a coastal road along Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay.

We made several stops along the way, discovering beautiful beaches with crystal clear lake water.  It was so inviting, hopefully we’ll get some swimming in the lake before we leave.

We pulled into Sault Saint Marie around 1 PM, and headed for Karl’s Cuisine where we dined in 2016 when we first visited the UP.  Karl’s overlooks the locks which are very busy with huge freighters passing between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.  

I ordered a beef pasty, a sandwich unique to the UP.  Wendy, Carl, and Joni all had more common dishes, all of which were very good.

Leaving "the Soo", as they say here, we visited Walmart, purchasing a variety of staples for our trip  and then returned to our campsite.  Our dinner was simple, hot dogs.