Ramada Inn Marquette

<br><br>October 10 - 12 - The Push West!<br><br>October 10<br><br><br><br>Left Ottawa at 0530<br><br>Drove to Marquette, Michigan via Sudbury and Sault - St. Marie - a little over 1000 kms.<br><br>Stopped at Tim Hortons for breakfast<br><br>Quick stop in North Bay to p/u veggies/bread/cheese<br><br>Quick stop at park in Sudbury to go for short walk<br><br>Spectacular fall colors between Sudbury and Sault-St.-Marie<br><br ...

We left Sudbury mid morning and met some friends in Espanola. Carmene was one of my bridesmaids when I got married. We had a pleasant visit. Then we headed out for Sualt Ste. Marie and crossed into the US. We travelled along Hwy 28 in Northern Michigan to Marquette where we camped at Wal mart. We were reminded of home today by "Calabogie Road" near the Sault and "Carp River" in Northern Michigan. We saw a wolf today by the roadside.

... alongside in the harbour.<br><br>The road west continued through farmland, deciduous forest (still a lot of logging around here) and lakes.  The whole area seems to be in a series of timewarps - the rural idyll is 50s ish and although there are plenty of farms, no farming seems to be occurring.  The lakeside resorts and motels are from the 60s and 70s and all have a very out of season feel, there are lots of houses and businesses which look like ...

... and were playing ultimate frisbee by 11. Ultimate frisbee is usually too crazy for me, and i'm never good enough to keep up with the boys...or even the girls for that fact, but it was fun. Brian and I were both exhausted afterward. We aren't used to the night life of those stinkin' college kids. We explored Marquette on Thursday and I borrowed Minkus' bike and later that day we slacklined with ...

Although not on the official Lake Superior circle tour, Big Bay seems like a good addition except it is a sixty mile dead-end road :). Did not stay here but needed the almighty map-pin... Tidbit: - The twelve volt booster battery is working well -- it has enough juice to process my pictures and write small log files on my PC. It fully recharges again when we hit the road.

... even has a little deck. Tomorrow's Plan Michigan's Upper Peninsula (we will call it UP and its populace 'youpers') is about 400 miles long. Our Road Trip book recommends we pick one of two paths of beauty through it, US-2 or MI-28. We are going to try to do both. From our current location at Marquette we can drive MI-28 along the south shore of Lake Superior. MI-28 leaves the shore to head more or less ...

... it to be cheaper to lodge and eat in St.Ignace across the way, although Mackinaw City does have the Fort, and the shopping areas, and is of interest to see if you are into history or shopping. From here the trip along route M-2 at sunset is fantastic. The water slightly choppy due to the winds, but it is clear with few clouds. We hope to make Marquette before dark, as it will cool down very quickly. In the lower part of the state it can ...

... called "UPpers" (pronounced You-pers). Lots of pasty shops made Rose's mouth water with the memory of her Grandma Mills' specialty (a meat, potato, onion, and sometimes, turnip half-moon shaped pie brought to this area by the Cornish miners, of which Rose's Grandpa was one)...more details on pasties to follow! We stopped at our campground on Lake Michigamme, unloaded the ...

Last morning in Houghton, followed by a trip to the Porkies with my grandma. Visited Lake of the Clouds and then various waterfalls in the park. Lots of fun with photos to follow soon. Ended the day with dinner in Marquette. Now it's time for bed. Night everyone, ~A

... hoeren konnten. Nach einigen weiteren Minuten wurden wir dann in die Turnhalle geleitet dort wurde uns erst die Natinalhymne vorgespielt und danach hielt der Schulleiter eine Ansprache das die Schule zwar mittlerweile wieder sicher sei aber sie kein Risiko eingehen wollten und deshalb uns nach Hause schicken wuerden. Die ganze Turnhalle bebte bei diesen Worten vor Applaus und dann suchte sich jeder den schnellsten Weg aus der Halle zu seinem Bus ...