Where's Liz? Grand Marais, MI

[Liz]

A unique little town in far northern Michigan.
http://wheres-liz-2013.blogspot.com/2013/09/grand-marais-mi.html

[BirdbyBird]

Nice pics....reminds me that I still have some in the camera of the drive through the refuge....

Have you made it back from the boondocking adventures?

[Liz]

Nice pics....reminds me that I still have some in the camera of the drive through the refuge....

Have you made it back from the boondocking adventures?

Everyone survived boondocking 2 days in a NF, and boondocking tonight at Walmart.....a first for Sarah!

[BirdbyBird]

Sarah will just be unstoppable.. What great mentor you and Carol are.

[avalen]

I never heard of the teeny weeny's but now I'm guessing "The Borrowers" was based on them and "The Borrowers" was a favorite story
every winter, usually sometime around Thanksgiving and before Christmas.

[snowball]

such a interesting place..thanks for the pictures...
sheila

[JudyJB]

I could not remember the name of that town until you posted it. Last time I was there, I had to drive a van pulling a big cargo trailer down the hill outside of town on sheer ice. Very scary. Ex-husband and kids were on snowmobiles and I managed to slide down the hill safely, even making the turn at the bottom.

Nice campground. Was it a state park? Which reminds me:

The Song of Hiawatha

By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water,
Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

[rvgrammy1953]

Again, a beautiful tour of the area....you always do it up right, Liz....thanks for sharing....

[SoCalGalcas]

Wonderful Liz. Thanks very much for the great pictures and history lesson. Lyn

[dayspring39]

Such a great blog Liz... you could write a travel book for sure...
Judy I could only remember a few lines of Hiawatha... thanks for jogging my mind from ages ago!
Kathleen

[MelissaD]

Loved the Pickle Barrel House I like unique houses.

[Redetotry]

Thank you Liz for the great post, I love traveling with you I love all the older homes, would love to have the little yellow house with the white picket fence.

[Redwahine]

Thank you Liz for the great pics. You make every spot look so fun and interesting. It is really great to travel with you via your blog

[BarbaraRose]

would love to have the little yellow house with the white picket fence.

Me too!

There is a little harbor town on Lake Superior's northwest shore near Canada called Grand Marais, also. It is (was) a favorite stop for my mom and I when we stayed on the North Shore each summer. Lots of cute little shops and bakeries and cute little cabins and cottages, along with a lighthouse at the harbor. Those little towns have so much charm and character, as well as fascinating history!

Thanks for sharing!

[Sandersmr]

We just drove through Grand Marais, although I had to stop at the diner for an ice cream cone. It was the 4th and everyone was in celebration mode.