Monday, June 27, 2016

More Lake Superior Area, but on Shore.

June12, 2016
After spending an afternoon on Lake Superior, The next day we decided we'd go back to Bayfield for lunch (we had a 10% off coupon) and then to another waterfall we noticed on the way to Bayfield.  Abby was happy because she could go with us.  We had our lunch in Bayfield, and headed out.  It was windy and cold on the shore of Lake Superior.


















When we left Bayfield , we went to a place called Houghton Falls.  It was a nice walk in the woods along a little creek that took us out to the edge of Lake Superior.  We now believe that the only way to actually see the falls is from Lake Superior.  It was a very nice walk, but it started to rain when we were at the end of the trail.  We headed back to the car and then drove back home.













































That night we were awakened by a frantic little dog (Abby).  She woke us up running from the bedroom to the bathroom and back and forth.  OK that's only about five feet, but you get the point. Anyway, Donna decided to go outside, because she heard something.  I decided to stomp around the RV to make make whatever was there, ran away.  So, Abby calmed down and Donna came back inside.  She didn't see anything out there and we all went back to sleep.  The next morning, Donna opened her bathroom vanity drawer and found that the paper towel she laid her razor on had been chewed to pieces (and there was other evidence that we had had company).  We started opening drawers and checking for damage. I lost a pair of cotton underwear and we found other paper shredded.  We will now pay more attention to Abby when she acts like that.  By the way, we had some rodent repellent that we never used.  We used it.  It's now under the drawers and in the storage areas.

Lake Superior and the "Way Up North" (cont'd)

On Saturday, we had reservations for a cruise around the Apostle Islands.  Apostle Islands are in Lake Superior and are the northernmost part of Wisconsin.  They are an archipelago formed by glacial ice, wind and waves over millions of years.  Over the years, the 22 islands have been quarried for brownstone, logged until there were no trees, and the lake was over-fished.  Today they are designated as Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.  In 2004, 33,350 acres of the park were protected as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness.  Much of the islands has returned to a more natural state.  Our cruise took us around many of the islands and showed us some of the unique features of them.
Bayfield WI Marina


Bayfield WI 




Numbered Quarried Brownstone
The Stones were numbered so as to put them 
together in order so they fit tightly when building a home.






Sea Stacks are formed when rock erodes along closely spaced joints and is separated from land.  Eventually they erode enough and are swept away.
Sea Stack

Gull on a Rock












Fish Camp Reproduction



Bald Eagles Nest in Tree on Left







Sandstone Washed Away to form Caves











Devil's Island Lighthouse















Raspberry Island Lighthouse?





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