August 20, 2002

The lake was kicking up whitecaps
when we got back ...

... and Dandy still looked a little
wind blown as the sun was setting

August 20, 2002 -
I met Judy and Dandy on the shores of Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay

The following day, we returned to
the overlook and took a 10 mile bike
ride through the trees

Evenings at the camp site were
always so calming as the waves
rolled in

We were just a few miles fromthe
Point Iroquois Lighthouse

There is a museum in the station

I decided to climb to the top of the
tower (72 steps)

We followed the boardwalk along
the beach. Back at the lighthouse,
we found a marker reading ...

POINT IROQUOIS

   This point of land is the historic battleground where the westward invasion by the Iroquois Indians was halted by the victorious Chippewa
   Off the point colorful French-Canadian voyageurs paddled canoes heavily laden with furs. The 18th century fur traders were forerunners of commercial shipping on Lake Superior.
   On June 27, 1831 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft led an expedition from this point to assist trade and to gain favor with the warring bands of Chippewa and Sioux Indians in the Upper Mississippi Valley.
   By 1870 shipping had become an important industry. In that year this lighthouse was build. It operated continuously for 93 years. It ceased operation in 1963 when an automatic light was erected in the channel.

Each evening, we headed to the
water for a view of the sunset

I had to return, but Judy and Dandy
planned to stay in the U.P. for a
couple more weeks

That's the end of the U.P pictures