Grand Marais MI

Just playing around with this site.
I am sitting in our 5th wheel at Woodland RV Park in Grand Marais MI.
Since Madeline Island is in Lake Superior thought it appropriate to check in, as Grand Marais is a quaint little town that sits on Lake Superior.

Lake Superior is my absolute most favorite place on the planet.  My spouse and I try to get up here at least one a year.  I am so enamored of this little town, that I have suggested to Paul that we find a small  house in town and rent it for a year.  I think it would be an adventure to experience the winter way up here on the shores of Gitchee Gumee.  This suggestion will likely go un-heeded as most of my wishes are.

My vision is to get a small house in the main shopping area of town, and open a small quilt shop.  the shop would really be more for my own gratification than as a money making venture.  I would set up my sewing machine,   And spend the days in my favorite activity.  QUILTING.   I would hope to entice the locals and tourists in to the shop to sit and talk quilting or U.P. lore over a cup of coffee and a muffin.  But the liklihood of this becoming a reality is slim to none.  It does keep me dreaming and imagining though.

WE will be leaving Grand Marais on Monday to travel west to Munising,  A three day stay at the Munising Tourist Park,  also on the shores of the big lake.  At least in Munising we have access to restaurants and a grocery store and other shopping options.  As far as restaurants in the U.P  go,  we have found in our quest for a meal out there are not many options.  I must clarify this,  there are options but so far we have not found the food offered very palatable.  This is what drives us to pull an RV up here. We can prepare our own meals and sleep in our own bed every night.

After a few days at the Munising Tourist Park,  which is run by the city of Munising,  we will travel a few miles West to The little town of Christmas and stay at the National Forrest Campground, Bay Furnace.   WE have stayed in this campground a few times and like the remoteness of it.  It does not offer amenities like water and electricity at the camp site. But for a few days we can rough it.

Then we will head out for Ohio probably leaving on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.  Hoping to avoid the mad rush out of the U.P.  on Monday.  Traffic heading south from the bridge at the end ot a normal weekend is bumper to bumper, and if we plan to make it home in one day which is normally doable,  won't be doable if we get stuck in that traffic.

Today the plan is to hike to the Au Sable point lighthouse.