Yooperland

Vacation to the Upper Peninsula

Ya so den ve deicded it vas time for da vacation and decided to go to da U.P. eh?

The sunrise on the way was a great start to the trip.

Day 1

399 miles from the house to the campground on the St. Mary's River just below the Soo Locks. The weather was a sizzling HOT 92 when we arrived on September 1st which is generally a lot cooler at this time of the year. 92 is hot anytime up here... Tuesday checked in at 88 degrees. Very nice and was enjoyed by all.

On the way up thinking about all I left behind including the woodpile I saw "Big Gus" but could not fit it in the camper to bring home. Big Gus would make quick work of my log pile if I could oly get it home. So if anybody is coming by the Yoopers Tourist trap near Ishpheming and has room... If you've never stopped by the Tourist trap and have any kind of a sense of humor then this is a great place to stop. Plenty of room for maneuvering rigs around, Clean rest rooms and free coffee to boot.

Everything went well on the trip up, saw lots and lots of baby wild turkeys in the morning as we headed east on 77 nout of Hayward.

We stopped and had lunch along the shores of Lake Superior just east of Marquette near the Visitors Center, Lots of beach goers enjoying one of the last days of summer before the kids headed back to school. The drive from Marquette to Munising is nice with lots of good views of the big lake. The longest part of the day was driving from Munising to the Soo. The roads were generally in great shape but there was one section that went for about 10 miles that made a guy wish he were some place else.

We are very pleased with the Aune Osborne campgrounds. The facilities here are the best I have seen anyplace. The shower house is near new and in excwellent shape and very clean. The water pressure is a bit hot and you'll want to use a pressure regulator if you have it. The view of the St.Mary's river is excellent and the boat watching is world class.

More to follow...