Daily Archives: August 13, 2013

August 13, 2013 Copper Harbor, Michigan

Still marveling about the marvels of Picture Rocks and the surrounding area, we made the drive to the remote area of Copper Harbor, Michigan where we stayed at Fort Wilkins State Park.

We toured Fort Wilkins which was actually a Fort established in the early 1840’s when a copper rush took place in the area and the government was concerned about possible unrest and violence in the area.  The fort was only open for a couple years before the copper rush faded.  Today they have buildings showing military life during that time and some limited re-inactments.

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We decided to do some geocaching since that seems to be the way to see out of the way breathtaking sights.  We rode along Lakeshore Road and the highlight of the day was a drive up Brockman Mountain.  The sights were breathtaking and the geocaches for the most part easy.

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It was windy as you can tell by my hair!

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Bill finding a geocache on top of Brockman Mountain.

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Joshua’s Falls

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Fresh blueberries were abundant in the woods and forests of Michigan. August is prime blueberry picking time in Michigan and when they have their blueberry festivals.

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Copper Harbor was beautiful, though a little less remote and isolated than we expected and a bit touristy.  We found the end of US 41 which goes from Michigan to Miami.  Bill has now been at both ends!

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