Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Northcountry Campground & Cabins, Newberry, MI: June 21-22
This is a campground dominated by rules. The owner makes you initial a form stating that you have read & understand all the rules. None of the rules are unreasonable; in fact, we would probably want to enforce most of them if we owned a campground, but we would never be crazy enough to try that! However, just having them pointed out so strongly sort of puts one off. It's a Passport America (half-price) park, and they charge $2/day extra if you run your A/C (we really dislike being hit by hidden costs like that). We quickly decided we would splurge for A/C after setting up in the hot, humid weather. They also had advertised free WiFi, but it turned out to be only available from outside your rig at some picnic tables in 3 sites -- and the mosquitoes & other unfriendly bugs were too bad to stay there for even 5 minutes! Even then it was such a weak signal it wasn't worth the effort. We ended up driving into town and parking behind the local Super 8 Motel when we needed to get online.
We arrived early enough that we decided to take a scenic drive up to Muskallonge Lake State Park on Lake Superior for the rest of the day. It makes sense to start out late for sightseeing when you know that it will be light well after 9 pm. When we left the campground it was 85 degrees, but within a couple of miles of the state park & Lake Superior (35 miles away) the temp dropped to 52 & we ran into a fog. Talk about weird. We had planned to drive along Superior via a road through the park, but it was lined with trees, never offering us a view of the lake, so we turned back & stopped near the Visitor Center where there was a nice path leading down to the shore of Lake Superior. As we were sitting there another fog started rolling in, so we walked back & headed home. There was a nice nature trail, but once away from the shoreline, the mosquitoes really came after us.
The next day we drove down 20 miles of dirt road to Crisp Point Lighthouse, which many people say is their favorite. We can see why -- Crisp Point sits by itself on a long stretch of sandy beach. The combination of beauty & solitude is truly compelling. It's hard to take a bad picture of Crisp Point.
We arrived early enough that we decided to take a scenic drive up to Muskallonge Lake State Park on Lake Superior for the rest of the day. It makes sense to start out late for sightseeing when you know that it will be light well after 9 pm. When we left the campground it was 85 degrees, but within a couple of miles of the state park & Lake Superior (35 miles away) the temp dropped to 52 & we ran into a fog. Talk about weird. We had planned to drive along Superior via a road through the park, but it was lined with trees, never offering us a view of the lake, so we turned back & stopped near the Visitor Center where there was a nice path leading down to the shore of Lake Superior. As we were sitting there another fog started rolling in, so we walked back & headed home. There was a nice nature trail, but once away from the shoreline, the mosquitoes really came after us.
The next day we drove down 20 miles of dirt road to Crisp Point Lighthouse, which many people say is their favorite. We can see why -- Crisp Point sits by itself on a long stretch of sandy beach. The combination of beauty & solitude is truly compelling. It's hard to take a bad picture of Crisp Point.
# posted by Doug and Willie @ 9:21 PM 
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We are sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay in our park. The rules are in place due to insurance guidelines (just like most parks) and to protect our other guests and property. The reason you sign that paper is because it takes the place of a normal check in form that you would sign (since everything is on computer). Most of the verbiage on that form is word for word what is on a check in form...except for the mostquito part! :-)
The extra charge for a/c is listed in our park description in your Passport book. It also states that wifi is at a central location.
Yes, the temps and weather can change within just a few miles but it IS beautiful on Lake Superior regardless of the weather. Glad you got to enjoy that wonderful lake.
The extra charge for a/c is listed in our park description in your Passport book. It also states that wifi is at a central location.
Yes, the temps and weather can change within just a few miles but it IS beautiful on Lake Superior regardless of the weather. Glad you got to enjoy that wonderful lake.
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