Scenes from the Road of Life
I left Eagle Harbor, drove north as far as I could, then turned and headed back down the peninsula to Quincy, where there is an old copper mine, and the building above the mine shaft. They give tours, but there’s no way I was going down there. I really love the shape of this building. I walked through the upper part. It was amazing.
I left Calumet and drove up to Eagle Harbor in Keweenaw National Park.
I wanted to sketch the lighthouse there. I also had a very nice chat with 5he old gent that was selling tickets next to his little round shelter which was blaring loud Celtic music. I asked him about how to pronounce the names of everything. Now if I can only remember…
I left Madeline Island yesterday afternoon and stopped at the Visitors Center to get a stamp for my National Parks passport that I wasn’t able to get the other day.
Then I headed south for an hour to the only hotel I was able to book, in Ashland. On the way, I stopped at Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge for a short, one mile loop walk.
The next morning I was off to Keweenaw National Park. It was a bit of a drive. I arrived at the visitors center in Calumet around 11:00am. I talked to the Ranger there and got some suggestions on what to do and see in my limited time there. I walked around the town and enjoyed the old buildings. I sat and sketched the old fire station turned museum. At 12:30 the siren on top of the building went off and startled me! It was very loud!
