Sunday, August 23, 2009
Ojibwa Casino, Baraga, MI: July 17-21
Other than being run by the same tribe, this casino cg has nothing in common with the last one. It cost $20/night and had full hookups plus cable and paved parking pads. However, the spaces were close together and not at all attractive. We much preferred the previous cg (and the price too!!).
We chose to camp in Baraga in order to drive up the Keweenaw Peninsula to Copper Harbor through Houghton & Hancock. That was a long day's drive, but it was quite pleasant. We spent most of our time at the north end and made a second trip back to see the sights near Houghton/Hancock. We were able to time our second trip in order to play in their weekly duplicate game, which we won! One of our best games ever in fact.
Copper Harbor is very attractive and would be an appealing location for a longer stay, except the prospect of hauling our trailer through the narrow, winding streets of Houghton/Hancock in order to get there seemed rather daunting. It would be a lovely place to spend a few months of the summer, however. We toured the historic Fort Wilkins located in Copper Harbor and happened to meet Peter & Christiane, so we all enjoyed lunch overlooking the lovely lighthouse. Driving back from this trip, we saw a black bear running across the road.
Just north of Hancock we discovered Peterson Fish House and Food Stand (actually it was recommended to us by a friendly tourist whom we met earlier in our travels). We had a delicious, almost gourmet, meal here and took home some tasty fresh & smoked fish for later. This place (another must) is right across from the Quincy Mine (a local attraction which we didn't have time for this trip), so it's easy to find.
This was our last stop together with Peter & Christiane, so we had to say goodbye to them for a while. We hope to meet up with them this winter.
We chose to camp in Baraga in order to drive up the Keweenaw Peninsula to Copper Harbor through Houghton & Hancock. That was a long day's drive, but it was quite pleasant. We spent most of our time at the north end and made a second trip back to see the sights near Houghton/Hancock. We were able to time our second trip in order to play in their weekly duplicate game, which we won! One of our best games ever in fact.
Copper Harbor is very attractive and would be an appealing location for a longer stay, except the prospect of hauling our trailer through the narrow, winding streets of Houghton/Hancock in order to get there seemed rather daunting. It would be a lovely place to spend a few months of the summer, however. We toured the historic Fort Wilkins located in Copper Harbor and happened to meet Peter & Christiane, so we all enjoyed lunch overlooking the lovely lighthouse. Driving back from this trip, we saw a black bear running across the road.
Just north of Hancock we discovered Peterson Fish House and Food Stand (actually it was recommended to us by a friendly tourist whom we met earlier in our travels). We had a delicious, almost gourmet, meal here and took home some tasty fresh & smoked fish for later. This place (another must) is right across from the Quincy Mine (a local attraction which we didn't have time for this trip), so it's easy to find.
This was our last stop together with Peter & Christiane, so we had to say goodbye to them for a while. We hope to meet up with them this winter.
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