Summer Trip Day #3 – A Mediocre Day

            You may recall that two weeks ago, while on vacation in the UP, Hubby took a tumble and ended up in the ER. I thought we should end our vacation then, but we decided that we could sit around the Airbnb as well as we could sit around at home.

            So, Thursday morning, after I made pancakes for breakfast, Hubby convinced me to take a ride with the dog for a couple hours while he relaxed alone.

            I drove up to Grand Marais, a cute little town along Lake Superior. On a sunny day it would have been an intriguing place to explore, but alas, the clouds, which were in the sky when I left the house, opened up and set down the showers.

Hannah and I still walked around a little bit. Had to get a picture in front of the Pickle Barrell House Museum, which was unfortunately closed that day.

Next we headed over to Sable Falls. Had the weather been better, I might have tried the hike down and back up, but I just wasn’t feeling it.

On the way back to the Airbnb, I ran across this little rest area. Not sure if they plan on fixing up this place or not, but I thought it was cool.

We got back to the house and had something to eat for lunch. Then I convinced Hubby to take a short ride with me. He was feeling pretty good, and I told him we would take it easy. Also, the weather had become more acceptable.

In the tiny tourist town of Germfask is Northland Outfitters and Campground along the Manistique River. A walk past the campsites and cabins takes you to Benny the Beard Fischer, who is a wooden troll created by artist Thomas Dambo in 2023.

Very unique.

We drove back to the house about half an hour later and settled in for the night. Not quite the day I had planned, but it was an okay day anyway.