Family Fun - Part 5

After the Copper Harbor Lighthouse Tour, we headed up Brockway Mountain. Remember, this was Carrie's first trip to the Keweenaw, so we were giving her the grand tour. We stopped first at the overlook where you get a great view of Copper Harbor. You can even see the lighthouse we had just visited - way off in the distance on the left.

This is a popular spot for photos, so here they are!

 

I'm not sure if Grace is flying or surfing in the next shot.

We continued on to the top of Brockway Mountain for more fun. The next photo illustrates how it's often difficult to tell where Lake Superior ends and the sky begins.

I snapped a photo of Grandpa with Grace here last year, so I had to get one in the same spot that included Carrie this year.

It was time for dinner, so we called an end to our sightseeing after Brockway Mountain. We had just one more day before Carrie and Grace headed home, so we planned another full day on Wednesday.

The next day started at Copper Falls (just down the road from our property). Grace had already climbed the tower before Carrie made it to the Keweenaw, so we had to show Carrie what we discovered up there.

Steve's son and daughter-in-law (Steven and Beth) had visited us in July. When Grace and I first climbed the tower on August 10th, we discovered that Steven and Beth had left some graffiti behind in the Keweenaw. Grace added to it then, and now Carrie added to it.

Steven is a graduate of Michigan State, but Grace is a fan of U of M, so she had to put the Michigan "M" by her name just to tease her Uncle Steven. The tower gets repainted every few years, so I didn't feel too bad about the graffiti! The view is lovely, and you can see Lake Superior from there.

OK, time to head back down.

Steve pointed the vehicle to the East and we headed to the other side of the Keweenaw Peninsula. When we got there, we made a quick stop at the beach that has all the sandstone under the water. 

The water level has been very high there all summer. In fact, there's hardly any beach left.

Next stop:  Haven Falls.

Then, on to our favorite beach:  Bete Grise (with the singing sand).

Grace and Carrie worked on sand castles.

Grace destroyed the sand castles.

Time to eat! We drove the short distance to the Lac La Belle Lodge. Burgers for the adults; chicken strips for Grace. Everything was delicious, and Grandpa and Grace enjoyed looking at the taxidermy.

It was getting late in the afternoon, but we drove over to our property to check on the day's progress. We had a bit of fun in the vehicle along the way.

One of our main purposes in stopping by the property was to take a very special picture of Grace. When Steve was first starting the work on our property (years ago), Grace's late father, Geno, came along with him on one trip to help him cut down some trees. Steve took a picture of Geno posing with a chain saw, and Carrie has that photo on her refrigerator. We took a photo of Grace in a similar pose with the exact same chainsaw to surprise her mother.

We had talked about this ahead of time, and Grace was really excited to pose for this photo. Isn't she cute? 

Carrie and Grace went with us to the Wednesday evening Bible Study at church. Steve really wanted to buy ice cream for all of us after that, so we drove to Ahmeek for our cones. After that, Steve suggested we make a quick detour to see an interesting house on a nearby road. On the way home from that, we hit the deer. Oh well. The Traverse was in the shop for a while, but we got it back - good as new.

All good things must end, and this visit was no exception. Carrie and Grace packed up the next morning and headed back downstate.

We were really sorry to see them go, but Carrie says they plan to make a visit every summer. Yes! Can't wait until next year!

All is well in the Keweenaw.