Thursday, July 26, 2012

Day 28 Summer 2012 Road Trip

We are going to move a little further East today, we are heading for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
On our way out of Ashland WI we stop at a little park to take photos of the Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse.

It is not accessible so I have to use a steady hand and the zoom lens to get these photos.  In the first photo, the lighthouse is that tiny white dot near the centre of the photo.  Then I zoom in for the next 2 shots.

2770 Wisconsin US-2 East - Ashland - Lake Superior & off in the distance Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse from Bayview Park, also known as Pamida Beach 2771 Wisconsin US-2 East - Ashland - Lake Superior & Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse from Bayview Park, also known as Pamida Beach 2772 Wisconsin US-2 East - Ashland - Lake Superior & Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse from Bayview Park, also known as Pamida Beach

As we drive through Hurley Wisconsin we stop at another roadside attraction.  We certainly are seeing our fair share of roadside attractions on this vacation.   This is “The World’s Largest Corkscrew”   Fittingly there is a liquor store on the property, and the owner has a large collection of corkscrews.

2776 Wisconsin US-2 East Hurley - World's Largest Corkscrew 2777 Wisconsin US-2 East Hurley - World's Largest Corkscrew

Very shortly afterwards, we cross the border into Michigan and stop at the visitor center to gather information for our stay in the Upper Peninsula area of Michigan.

2778 Michigan US-2 East - border Welcome sign 2780 Michigan US-2 East - border Welcome Centre  Welcome sign 2781 Michigan US-2 East - border Welcome Centre

There are small lakes on either side of us as we drive Eastward towards our nightly stop.

2800 Michigan US-41 South (State Hwy M-28 East) - Ruth Lake 2801 Michigan US-41 South (State Hwy M-28 East) - Ruth Lake 2804 Michigan US-41 South (State Hwy M-28 East) - Lake Michigamme

We stopped at Wal-Mart just outside of town and then arrived in Marquette Michigan at our hotel.

28152812 Michigan US-41 South (State Hwy M-28 East) Marquette - Welcome sign

It was a short driving day, just long enough to re-position us into Michigan.

To see all of our photos from today, you can find them on our FLICKR site.

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