Escanaba and Back to Civilization – August 30 – September 2, 2015

We moved from Houghton and went south to Escanaba, thinking it might get warmer there.  We had a site reserved at the O.B. Fuller Campground which is a county park with no sewer, cable or WiFi but a wonderful view of Lake Michigan.

View of Lake Michigan from our RV

It was amazing to see how foggy the lake gets this time of year when the air temperature gets colder than the water temperature and it stayed that way most of the day.  With much less distractions you get closer to nature and understand more about yourself if you pay attention.  I found out that when I joke about getting an attitude when the temperature drops below 65 degrees, I’m not joking and it is really true. (I agree, Jim)  Out of 18 days in the UP, we have had sunshine and nice temperatures for only six days and I got a very bad attitude! (Amen)

Nothing looks interesting when you’re cold down to your bones for this period of time, but we tried and did go to downtown Escanaba to see what they had to offer.Sand Point Lighthouse in Escanaba, MI

View from top of Sand Point Light House of Lake Michigan

There was not much to see other than this lighthouse and a nice park near the lighthouse.  We ate lunch at Swedish Pantry which advertised the best food in town and it was.  The best thing about this place was their desserts, we shared a piece of Sour Cream Walnut pie which tasted very similar to pecan pie.  They also had large homemade cinnamon buns which Jim had to have.

After spending two and one-half weeks in the Upper Peninsula and seeing all the beauty of rural Michigan, we came back to St Ignace to gradually re-orient ourselves to civilization.  To help us, we went back to Mackinac Island to walk around Fort Mackinac and had an elegant lunch on the outdoor deck of another luxury hotel by the ferry dock.  Notice from the pictures the sun was not shining very brightly at first, but it was at least warm.

Ft Mackinac from street in Mackinac Island

Live cannon shot at Ft. Mackinac

Parade Grounds at Ft. Mackinac

Carriages on Main Street – Mackinac Island

Bed & Breakfast on Mackinac Island

Harbor House Restaurant on Mackinac Island

Pretty flowers on the grounds at the restaurant

Next stop is Alpena, Michigan on the east coast of Michigan on the Lake Huron side in a campground with WiFi, cable and a population large enough to support a Walmart.  Who knew I would ever get that attached to Walmart!