2017.08.17-Copper
Harbor, MI
This was our
first foray into Michigan, which was Iron Mountain, the stop before this one at
Copper Harbor. We stayed along the banks
for the Menominee River, the border between Wisconsin and Michigan, another
beautiful setting. Can’t put a finger on
it but this area already looks different.
We went to
the National World War II Glider museum.
It was interesting because a repurposed Ford Motor Company’s plant built
more gliders here than all the other glider manufacturers combined.
We also went to the Cornish Iron Museum at
the Chapin mine. This was interesting
because it had the world’s largest Cornish water pump. As the miners dug deeper around Lake Superior
it’s not surprising they hit water and had to pump it out to extract the iron
ore. This machine, built in the 1890s,
pumped over 3 million gallons per day from a depth of over 1500 feet! Not sure you can understand from this picture
how big this thing is; the massive main wheel is 40 feet in diameter and weighs
160 tons.
We found the
small but, beautiful Fumee water fall just outside town.
On the way
back to the coach, we stopped at the area’s ski jump. Jerry climbed the entire way to the top, 500
steps!! I only did 425. Oh well, that was enough for me! They had rest stops about every 50 steps or
so. I visited every one of them! Locals claim this is the world’s highest ski
jump. You wouldn’t get us to jump off,
skis or no skis. We had a touch of
vertigo just climbing the stairs.
Today we had
a rainy, foggy drive to Copper Harbor, Michigan’s northern most point on Lake
Superior. More on this leg of the trip
next post, but don’t hold your breath, we have NO cell or data service. Did we mention this place is remote? We have to go to the top of a mountain to get
cell service. 😉
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