Sunday, August 23, 2009
Ontonagon Township Park, Ontonagon, MI: July 22-27
We decided to take a break from camping in casinos. We first planned to go to the cg in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, but learned about this Twp Park in Ontonagon, which sounded pretty appealing, so we decided to try it first. We were quite lucky and got the last space available right on Lake Superior and happily settled in. The cats were happy too, with more interesting scenery outside their windows. We were able to walk along the beach frequently and enjoy the cool lake breezes.
We took two day trips to the Porcupine Mtns, one to the east side, where we visited the Lake of the Clouds area and the lakeshore nearby. Lake of the Clouds is a large lake which can be seen from several nice vantage points along a trail. The whole park is densely forested and contains one of the last large stands of uncut hardwood-hemlock forests remaining in the midwest. What you see from overlooks are miles of green; what you hike through is green! Our second trip to the Porcupines was to the Summit Peak and Presque Isle River areas. We took the short hike to the top of Summit Peak, and from the top of the tower we could see -- you guessed it -- LOTS OF GREEN!! The Presque Isle River area was quite lovely, with hikes to several amazing waterfalls. The sand and gravel that was carried by the rushing water had carved fantastic shapes & swirls into the river rocks.
We decided to take in some local culture and attended a production by the Junior Harbor Town Players putting on their version of "Oliver Twist". This was the most abbreviated version we have ever seen -- only 80 minutes long, including an intermission & two musical numbers from "Oliver!". If you weren't familiar with the story, you probably wouldn't have had a clue as to what was happening. Still, it was a worthy cause!
We took two day trips to the Porcupine Mtns, one to the east side, where we visited the Lake of the Clouds area and the lakeshore nearby. Lake of the Clouds is a large lake which can be seen from several nice vantage points along a trail. The whole park is densely forested and contains one of the last large stands of uncut hardwood-hemlock forests remaining in the midwest. What you see from overlooks are miles of green; what you hike through is green! Our second trip to the Porcupines was to the Summit Peak and Presque Isle River areas. We took the short hike to the top of Summit Peak, and from the top of the tower we could see -- you guessed it -- LOTS OF GREEN!! The Presque Isle River area was quite lovely, with hikes to several amazing waterfalls. The sand and gravel that was carried by the rushing water had carved fantastic shapes & swirls into the river rocks.
We decided to take in some local culture and attended a production by the Junior Harbor Town Players putting on their version of "Oliver Twist". This was the most abbreviated version we have ever seen -- only 80 minutes long, including an intermission & two musical numbers from "Oliver!". If you weren't familiar with the story, you probably wouldn't have had a clue as to what was happening. Still, it was a worthy cause!
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