Feels Like Going Home - Blog Post #15 Camping in Michigan

   It always feels like going home when I reach the shores of Lake Superior. Back in July, we took one day during our camping trip in the UP to drive up to the greatest of the great lakes.

 Here are just some random pictures from the day. 

At McLain State Park 

In the Keweenaw Bay

The Hancock City Hall

Dino just getting his feet wet

Reading that last line, I have to ask, do people really leave their pets behind at the park?

Roses outside the Jampot

More roses

 One of my favorite cities in the UP is Calumet. 

It is so full of history and the buildings are amazing vestiges of the past. I’ve blogged about many of them in the past.

Earlier this spring, however, fire destroyed some of those beloved buildings.  

From an article on the Village of Calumet Facebook page: The Village of Calumet experienced a devastating fire in the early morning hours of May 22nd, 2021. Three of our historic buildings were lost in the 100 block of Fifth Street. While these structures are considered a total loss, no lives were lost during the event. The Village is so grateful to the many firefighters from around the Copper Country who attended to our community. 

How very sad. 

For more information:

            McLain State Park – https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=423&type=SPRK

            The Jampot – https://www.societystjohn.com/jampot

            Previous blog posts on Calumet – https://chrisloehmer.blogspot.com/2012/08/calumet.html

            The fire in Calumet in May – https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2021/05/22/large-fire-in-downtown-calumet/