Michigan

Stopped at Eau Train National Forest for the night. While walking along the side of the lake a big white splat fell right in front of us. We looked up and saw a bald eagle...up close and personal, just 20 feet above us. Good job we weren't walking any faster!!

Marquette, on Lake Superior, is a lovely old town. We learned a lot about iron ore here. This huge ship 1,000 feet long and 100 feet wide, transports ore which is unloaded via a huge covered conveyor belt. The processed iron pellets are later loaded via train rail cars which are stopped above these enormous chutes. The chutes are then lowered into position over the hold, trap doors are opened, and the iron pellets drop into the ship. Pretty amazing

We passed the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, it looks way tamer and narrower here than in Memphis, 2,000 miles downstream, where Julie used to live.

Upper Peninsula Michigan, look on a map and you'll see where it gets it's name. Often referred to as UP (yoo-pee) and it's residents call themselves Yoopers. They are very proud of their heritage, independence, and ingenuity. We stopped at a 'Da Yoopers Tourist Trap' in Ishpeming. This, the worlds largest operating chainsaw powered by a V8 car engine, was just one of many interestinf and funny exibits. Unfortunately, we somehow managed to lose all our other photos from here – you can click here to see some of what we saw.

Drove through Wisconsin, famous for it's cheese, but only saw one cow! What's up with that?

Travelled through 3 states in one day Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Starting to see lots of grain silos, wind generators, and open range.

Sorry we 'lost' some photos so they are a bit slim on this entry.