We love the UP in the summer time – it was mid-day, 64 degrees, and sunny. We arrived at Bay
Furnace Campground around noon, got set up, and drove back to Munising (just a
few miles) to buy tickets for the Pictured Rocks boat tour later in the
afternoon. What a wonderful three-hour trip it was. The color of the water is
various shades of teal and green and so clear you can see the bottom in 20 feet
of water. I took way too many photos because it is all so gorgeous. The colors
in the rocks are from manganese, copper, calcium, iron, and other elements I’ve
forgotten leaching down through the limestone rocks. The day after the boat
trip we hiked to Miner’s falls and got more photos. That evening we stopped at
a fish store run by one of the local fishermen and bought some whitefish fresh
off the boat. Had a wonderful dinner of fried fish, cornbread, and parsnips.
Yum! I think it’s the best fish I ever had.
We wandered around the Bay Furnace area and learned about the
big furnace that gave the place its name – and saw how the term “pig iron” got
its name. You’ll see in one of the photos.
The campground was located in a little town called Christmas
and the streets were named Mrs. Clause, Reindeer, there was a huge Santa to
welcome you to town, and there was even a Christmas mall, although it looked
more like a second-hand store. We never got the nerve up to go inside.
One thing we were happy to see was diesel 21 cents a gallon
LESS than regular. Why can’t it be that way all over? After all, diesel is a byproduct
of the process to make gasoline.
Next time, we’ll be in Wisconsin and headed home.
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