After leaving the falls we drove to the Miners Castle viewing platform where we were rushed off by one of the squalls on the lake. From Miners Castle we headed through the woods on H-58 towards Grand Marais. As I was tooling along I noticed a warning sign reading something about the road ahead being closed. Well we stopped at the next little store and the shop keeper could have been cast on Grumpy old men... When I asked which way to take his one word response was "Detour". There were some detour signs that we started to follow. The roads in the area are packed sand and nothing more. We were following one of the NPS maps when we realized we were "off course"( not lost:-)) As we were pulling up to the end of a dead end road a local gentleman and his pooch were out for a stroll. I pulled up to him and asked him if we looked lost, he asked where we came from and we told him and his one word response was "Hell" and then he laughed with us... Fortunately he gave us some solid directions that got us right back on course through the road construction on H-58 and over towards our goal of Grand Marais.
If anybody is planning a trip up here in the next year be certain to check with the Ranger station to check on the road conditions. On the brights side, when the road is done, the area near Au Sable lighthouse and the Grand Sable Sand Dunes will be much easier to access from Munising.
After an excellent lunch at the Dunes Bar/Lake Superior Brewing company we headed down to the lake to watch Lake Superior in action. The Lake Superior brewing company is a great local bar with great food. The beer was awesome. I tried a couple flavors and bought a growler of their dark to take back to camp to drink during the Packer game. Being a combination Packer fan and amatuer low techie guy, I brought a portable direct TV dish on the trip and we were somehow able to catch the game on ESPN. Having direct TV in the camper on the road is a nice perk....
The wave action at the big lake was impressive and removed any desire to go out onto the water that day. There were numerous signs warning people not to go out on the breakwall when it was rough. Obviously the people in the picture could not read. The waves crashing in were running 6 to 8 feet tall.
The next image is of the Grand Sable Dunes from the beach at Grand Marais. This picture does not really do the dunes justice.
Back at the camp monday night we were treated to another beautiful Lake Superior sunset. After the sun went down we watched the rest of the Packer game and enjoyed what we saw. I think Aaron Rodgers played a very good game and showed good poise in handling the Vikings. A great ending to a fun day of sightseeing.
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