Hunting And Fishing

Besides camping, people visit Michigan's Upper Peninsula to hunt and fish.  Today we decided to hunt for 4 lighthouses in Munising.

First we found the two Grand Island Range Lights, established in 1867, at the eastern edge of Christmas, Mi.  The front light is located along the waters edge.  This sandy hiking trail led to the light for easy viewing.    

The light has been removed from the top of the tower.

Directly across the road and down a 50 yard path is the rear light.

Both lights are now inactive.

On the west side of town we found the Munising Range Lights.  

The58 ft.  front light is right along M28 at Hemlock St.  The site is comprised of the keepers house and the tower.

Directly across M28 on the hillside at the other end of Hemlock St. is the rear light.

 Both lights are still active, both showing a continuous red light.   As with the Grand Island Range Lights, both sites are open to the public, but both towers are closed. 

When I stood at the foot of this 33 ft tower,

I could just make out the tip of the front light at the top of that pine tree.  As with all of the lights we had to imagine what the area looked like 130-150 years ago when these lights were built--no trees, no houses, no electric lines, just an open view of the lake.

After hunting lighthouses, we fished around for a laundry, then a place to find pasties for lunch.  This local dish, pronounced with a short a, is the traditional lunch for English tin miners in Cornwall.  Its modern form is a pot pie, but a pasty is a bit drier so that it could be eaten as a sandwich. 

We both opted for Yoopers, (a code for traditional Upper Peninsula people--U P ers) the traditional mix of ground pork and beef, carrots, onions, rutabagas.

The Frozen Flamingo led us to our last "fish", locally made hand dipped ice cream.  

One more day before we move on.

Louise and Duane