Weather here is in the 80's and humid.
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| OUR FIRST CAMPSITE AT MOOSE LAKE |
We set the compass to north and headed through Minneapolis to Grand Portage, just 6 miles from
the Canadian border. Followed the 61 all the way along the shores of Gichigumi, by the shining big sea waters - or Lake Superior for those not familiar with Longfellows "Hiawatha"
A beautiful, peaceful road after we left the Skyline road which wandered high above Duluth. Here we had our first views of the enormous Lake Superior, the largest inland waterway in the world, 350 miles long by 160 miles wide. We will eventually travel all the way round it on this trip.
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| Duluth and Lake Superior |
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| lunch at lake Superior |
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| Split Rock Lighthouse |
We camped at the Casino in Grand Portage, the only place to camp, with a view over the bay. Our reason for getting here quickly is we have a boat trip booked for Saturday to visit Isle Royale National Park.
We had a fab afternoon going round the Grand Portage National Monument, we toured the reconstructed palisade showing life at Grand Portage in the late 1700's with the Ojibwe Indians, the voyageurs and the North West Company, the largest fur trade depot in the heart of the continent, totally fascinating.
Finished the afternoon off by going almost to the Canadian border to see High Falls, very pretty!
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| Grand Portage National Monument - Roy learning how to make a canoe |
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| Grand Portage |
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| Roy playing at dressing up |
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| Grand Portage |
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| The start of the Grand Portage trail |
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| Scenic view of Lake Superior up near Grand Portage |
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| High Falls |
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| our campsite at the casino in Grand Portage - the red Dodge |
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