Following the French Explorers

Canoes, fir trees, French explorers, pushing and portaging towards the Northwest...in textbooks, it was hard for 'Atlantic Coast New Jersey; and 'Pacific Coast New Zealand' to imagine...but driving through Michigan's western Upper Peninsula and and northern Minnesota...lakes string together.

We left St. Ignace with the sun coming up...and headed west. Lake Huron, Michigan and Superior glistened outside the windows...and fir trees 'marched by' one after another.

We stopped along the way to see Picture Cliffs of sandstone, Marquette's marina, the Northern Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, Wisconsin...and on and on. An enormous canoe made clear how much fur traders packed...and the enormity of the landscape was clear from high tower look outs.

Fish and chips were the perfect finish to the day!