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by MeyerII » Wed May 05, 2010 12:47 pm
Hey! That's my lake! I've been all over that place! My mom was born in the Soo.
On the Canadian side, look for the Agawa Pictographs on the trans-Canadian highway outside of the Soo. On da UP side, look for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and stop by, if only to see Miner's Castle. You will probably be pretty worn out on the return trip, but there's no sin in climbing up into the Keewenaw Peninsula if you can. No use going unless you go all the way though. Worth it to see the Brockway Mountain drive and Copper Harbor. I know a guy, Jim LaMotte who owns the Eagle River Inn in Eagle River. He makes sure that the food is very good - probably one of the best restaurants on the Peninsula - and the bar is well stocked. I used to play guitar there, he may remember me, although it was over 20 years ago. If he likes you, he may introduce you to one of his wolves, if he still has any around.
If you do get up into the Peninsula as far as Houghton, ask around for Douglass Houghton falls. I don't think its on any map, and isn't marked on the highway, but its worth a visit. There's a little cave up the rock face to the left of the falls that you can poke your head into if you can get to it. I've climbed the falls face and the rock face to the right of the falls -- I wouldn't recommend it, as both are pretty slippery climbs.
My favorite place in the world to spend a night is on the way home in the Porcupine mountains. One short day in puts you at Cloud Peak, overlooking the Lake in the Clouds. I would highly recommend it.
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