Michigan U.P. fishing and camping trip.

Traveling east in the Michigan U.P.

Camping near Paradise MI.

Entrance to Paradise MI. Paradise...? Look here. Read and enjoy. For another take on literary connected locations in the MI U.P. see here.

Suspension Bridge over the mouth of the Two Hearted River.

Crisp Point Light House on the north shore of Michigan U.P. (West of White Fish Bay).

Shore of Lake Superior looking west from the lighthouse.

Shore of Lake Superior looking east from the lighthouse.

Anyone know the name of this moth?

Trout caught under the bridge at the mouth of the "Big" Two Hearted River.

Grand Marais MI

Now known as The Lake Superior Brewing Company.

Great bar. Good drinks. Fun locals.

Thanks Ashleigh and Dan. Ashleigh is by far the hardest working bartender I seen in a longtime. Dan just moved to the region to help run his granddad's business.

"THE BEST" juke box in the U.P.......... I'm told

Rock hunting and swimming.

There are hatches and THERE ARE HATCHES. This was latter.

Dandelions. It isn't Wareham MA and it isn't Tautog.  I'm still fishing 55 years later. I still think of my first fishing partner every time I wet a line. Thanks again Dad for teaching me to fish. Here (#1) is a Google Map image of the spot where I caught my first fish circa 1952-1955. Spot #2 are the "finger piers"

An underwater photo taken with my new underwater camera when it was working which was just before it wasn't working. 

May fishing trip part 2. May 30th was "species day". I caught Smallmouth bass (3), Largemouth bass (1), Northern Pike (4), Bluegills (10), Walleye (1). All catch and release. All but the Largemouth Bass were in season and legal size. Most but not all were caught on a foam fly I tied from a pattern (see here and here) found here on the internet.

Almost time for opening day 2010.

Catching up on home repair projects. New front stairs.

Update: Finished steps.

First camping trip 2010.

Spending the weekend on Lake Superior north of Duluth. Shipping traffic into Duluth is already underway. This is the first camping trip for the 2010 season. Hoping for nice non-seasonal weather. Under normal circumstance this should still be a winter scene with an ice covered Lake Superior.

Birthday wishes from around the country.

Thank you to Kara and all the other family members and friends who made this a special birthday.

First bike ride of 2010.

A little tune up. Check the tire pressures. Add some "shopping baskets" to the the rack. Find the helmets and off we went for the first bike ride of 2010. The 5th street corridor is open and being used. Lots of people out walking and biking on March 17th 2010.

Unbelievable weather for March 15th.

National Weather source.

16:00 CST

Temperature on the shady north side of the house.

Temperature on the west side of the house.

No it's not New Hampshire and it's not Vermont. It's A Wisconsin Covered Bridge.

We found this covered bridge by accident.  So if you would like to see this bridge. Take Wisconsin Highway 70 between Fifield and Minocqua WI. Take Highway 70 east to Forest Road 148,. east of Fifield.

Interesting construction.

Smith Rapids Covered Bridge. For more details and directions visit this Price County WI. website.

I wonder was this stream has to offer for the fishermen in the family?

Feeding the birds.

Lakeside resident.