2017.06.17-Iron River, WI

2017.06.17-Iron River, WI

We arrived in Iron River mid-afternoon.  Oddly enough, we registered for the RV Park in the bar again.  Seems there is a lot of alcohol around here.  Maybe it is just in the RV parks??  This is a small bar, maybe has 12-15 bar stools, but it’s homey and we’ve been there a couple times.

The best part about the bar is the back wall, which is made of windows.  The view is spectacular!  Iron Lake is ringed with tall trees and around the dock area yellow iris/flags, so pretty and peaceful.

While registering we asked about places to eat.  We were told the go to the diner in Delta, a wide spot in the road about 20 minutes away.  So, after setting up, we headed out for the Delta Diner, which was featured on the cable show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  The menu was not what you would expect for a VERY small town.  I had a PBLT, where the P was perch and Jerry had an omelet with brussels sprouts.  It was OK.  Wish I would have tried one of their breakfast choices.

That evening we headed to the local bar for some local dark beer, an oddity for these Wisconsin beer drinkers.  Folks sort of moseyed in and out.  I had a conversation with the bar tender about some of the local snow fall and what the snow mobile signs meant.  Fun stuff!

Thursday we headed to Amnicon Falls state park.  The falls were beautiful and running.  Amnicon means “where fish spawn” in Ojibway (also called Chippewa).  The water was not pretty and white, but more of a tea color.  This is due to “decaying vegetation and tannic acid which produces the root beer color.”  It was a very pretty setting though!

After the falls we headed to Superior, WI.  We were hungry for brats, so we found Shorty’s which was also recommended by the bar keep and mentioned on the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  We were told this was THE PLACE for brats.  They no longer have brats….  Jerry had meat loaf and I tried a bangor, which was OK.  

Since we were so close to Duluth, MN, I HAD to go to the Duluth store.  Nothing special, just something I wanted to do.  They have quality stuff, but nothing for me.  <sigh>

On the way back to the coach, Jerry spotted a place called Wisconsin Point, so away we go.  It was mainly used for the ships, but at intervals, the beach was nice and sandy.  It was also windy.  Jerry did get a picture of a light house.  We found out the light houses are now connected to the internet, so no more light house keepers.

Almost home, we stopped at a winery for some tasting.  It really wasn’t a winery, but more of a mead-ery.  We tried several meads and one or two ciders none of which were terribly impressive.  I expected mead to be more like honey.  Only one bottle tasted even close, but it was $25 a bottle.  We left with no bottles in hand.

Today, we headed out for the Apostle Islands.  We didn’t actually walk on any of the islands, we took a 3 hour boat tour.  And, yes, they played the theme from Gillian’s Island while we were boarding.  This is Bayfield, WI, where the tour started.

This is Devil's Island.  The sea caves viewed from the boat were haunting and beautiful.