The weather report for this day was a bit iffy. The temp was cooler and rain was a possibility
for most of the day. The morning seemed
to be our best bet, so we were out the door by 9:30 to drive to Grand
Marais. This was about an hour away from
our cabin in Curtis. The drive was nice
and we went through a few small towns.
When we got there it was really chilly, but no rain. We went in a few different gift shops and
walked around the main street for about 20 minutes. Since we didn’t really have a plan for Grand
Marais and the weather was pretty iffy we decided we better hit up the
Lakeshore drive through to Munising for Pictured Rocks. I also had a few contractions at this point
and was like oooooh poop. I really kind
of over did it the day before at Tahquamenon Falls and Whitefish Point.
The drive is through the national park and the speed limit
is a bit slower. It has places to pull
out and do short hikes throughout. Our
first stop was at Sable Falls. It had a nice sign that let you know there was
167 steps to the falls and 167 back. I
decided I could handle that. And then we
got to stairs. There was just no way I could
do stairs at that point so I walked back to the car and waited while the other
two walked down the stairs and saw the very pretty waterfalls.
We got back in the car and drove to a visitor center which
was kind of a bust unless you wanted to use the bathroom.
Then our next stop was Log Slide Lookout. I had no idea how far this was and I needed
to go to the bathroom so I let the other two go and they saw some dunes and cloudy
skies over Lake Superior.
Then we drove the curvy road to Miner’s Castle.T his was my favorite spot of the day. It had a great view of the Pictured Rocks and
the Miner’s Castle formation. We had
packed PBJ sandwiches and we ate them while we were there. Then, our weather luck ran out. Two minutes after we got in the car the rain
started! So off to Munising we went.
We decided that the Lakeshore drive was nice and we were
glad we explored it, but when we go back to that area we will get a tour boat
out to the Pictured Rocks and see it from water. I think both ways would give you the full
experience.
We drove through Munising to see what our game plan would be
and we started at Eh! Burger and split the chili cheese tater tots. They were yummy!
Then we went across the street to the Falling Rock Café andBookshop. We spent about 30 minutes
browsing their selection of new/used books and local art. We didn’t get anything from the Café but it
looked really yummy. We saw lots of cool
local books but once again we refrained from purchasing.
Our last stop in Munising was the Frozen Flamingo! Basically
because of the name, we knew it would appeal to the 8 year old. We each got a scoop of ice cream and picked
up a post card.
Then we headed back to our cabin which was around an hour
back. It rained the whole way back.
When we got back I went and laid down for a
while but the other two went swimming in the indoor pool and spa. The rain lasted the rest of the night, so we
made dinner and I taught the kiddo how to play solitaire with playing
cards. We read our books and my husband
plotted out our trip for the next day (Kitch-Iti-kipi and Manistique).
What card games do you remember playing as a kid? What are
your favorites now? Have you been to Pictured Rocks?
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