Tuesday, August 17, 2021

No WiFi and no cell service which is good in a way. Mostly just relaxing and reading anyway. Perfect weather all week, low 80s during the day and low sixties at night. The motels in Munising look to be packed. Did a little wet-wading and bait fishing behind my campsite. No luck. All sand bottom.

Monday, August 16, 2021

Hemingway’s famous short story, Big Two Hearted River took place on the Fox River near Seney, Michigan not on the Two Hearted River which is east of here. Fisherman don’t give their secret spots away.

Fox River. Hemingway’s famous story took place right around here

Sunday, August 15, 2021

For five days I’ll be camped at Colwell Lake Campground in the Hiawatha National Forest in-between Munising and Manistique in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Another very nice national forest campground. My campsite is right on the lake. Wish I had a kayak but if I put a rack on the top of my truck I won’t be able to get into my underground parking. Munising is like Bayfield was, packed with tourists on a weekday.

$15 a night and I have electricity which makes things a little easier
Colwell Lake right behind my campsite
Sunset
Bookstore/Cafe at the top of the hill in Munising. Five years ago I had a great brownie here. Had another one today. Same brownie, same location in the cooler. Monday morning there were about ten people waiting in line to get in
Munising from the harbor pier
People waiting to get on one of the Pictured Rock National Shoreline tour boats
Munising Harbor