This shot over the trees and rooftops shows the main business district of Grand Marais, Michigan, with Lake Superior in the background. The end of the world!
Few very old downtown buildings survived in the timber-rich North when fire swept through. The old post office building (a newer building now serves the purpose) was moved to a spot next door to the bank. There is still plenty of room for more buildings here, though we have grown accustomed over the years to the wide-open space overlooking the harbor.
Water in the harbor is much more placid than out on Lake Superior, and the smooth sand makes for easy walking--or running!
Looking west on the world-famous agate beach. Here waves crash ceaselessly.
Driving back to town after picking late-season blueberries, we could hardly see for the low sun and bugs on the windshield. Blessedly little traffic. To add to our good fortune, no deer ran into us.
This shot over the trees and rooftops shows the main business district of Grand Marais, Michigan, with Lake Superior in the background. The end of the world!
Few very old downtown buildings survived in the timber-rich North when fire swept through. The old post office building (a newer building now serves the purpose) was moved to a spot next door to the bank. There is still plenty of room for more buildings here, though we have grown accustomed over the years to the wide-open space overlooking the harbor.
Water in the harbor is much more placid than out on Lake Superior, and the smooth sand makes for easy walking--or running!
Looking west on the world-famous agate beach. Here waves crash ceaselessly.
Driving back to town after picking late-season blueberries, we could hardly see for the low sun and bugs on the windshield. Blessedly little traffic. To add to our good fortune, no deer ran into us.
2 comments:
P.J., you have just answered the age-old question, "Where do people from 'Up North' go to get away?"
Looks lovely. Hope you had a restful vacation.
Lisa
But where do Yoopers go on vacation? One friend who lives in the Keewanaw makes a yearly trek to Detroit to visit the DIA. Another family also goes downstate, where they head to the malls and buy school clothes. After all, wilderness is where they live month in, month out.
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