KEWEENAW PENINSULA, U.P. MICHIGAN

McLain State Park campsite - we had our breakfast sat here

McLain Lighthouse

We camped at McLain State Park, a beautiful site on Superior and spent the day on the Copper Country Trail National Byway.
Pretty harbors, beaches, lighthouses, villages, all intertwined with the history of Copper.
The Ojibwe shared stories of Miskwabic - the red metal, with newly arrived Europeans setting off a mineral rush. By the mid-1800's, mines sprang up along the peninsula. Though the mines eventually closed, after more than 100 years of operation, much remains of the world-famous Lake Superior Copper District.

We had dinner in Copper Harbor - Whitefish from the lake with fries and coleslaw, washed down with a bottle of Old Milwaukee - what more could you ask to end a divine day! (Even the sun came out in the afternoon after a cloudy start - but the lighthouse man tells me the weather is on the change. It was certainly more pleasant at 20oC)

Brockway Mountain overlook to Copper Harbor

Float copper

Copper Harbor Lighthouse

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

Copper Harbor overlook



Canyon Falls & Gorge



For Alison - to show we are not on our own at this site, its Labor Day and the world and his wife is camping!