Day Sixty

Day sixty we drove north to Whitefish Point to visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.  It was over an hour drive through some very isolated territory, with only a few small local pubs or diners along the way, until we reached Paradise.  There were lots of camps along the lake, and it was evident that the snow up in that area was pretty heavy from the snowmobile trails that were everywhere.  We had to snap a pic of one guy’s “winter” mailbox.  J

It just so happens that the museum was celebrating it’s 150^th Anniversary that day, so we were in for a special treat!  There were speakers and tour guides along with a period band, and fish and fries of the local whitefish for lunch – yummy!  The employees were all excited because they had never seen so many visitors at once!  The history of some of the shipwrecks in the area over the years was fascinating, and they especially covered the sinking of the Edmund Fitgerald in 1975.  We saw a short film about the salvaging of the bell from the ship, and that bell is on display in their museum.  We also climbed up inside their VERY narrow lighthouse for a view of the area, and walked around the grounds, going out to the beach and walking to the actual point.

On the way back to the campground, we stopped in Paradise for some refreshments, and Sam let me take his picture with the bear in front of their store.  J

That night we ate at The Antlers, a local eatery in Sault Ste. Marie that was recommended to us by Bob and Elane, our friends from Sturgis.  We were just about a block away at our campground, so we walked down.  It was filled with taxidermy displays of just about every critter known to man!  All the chandeliers were made of deer antlers, and the place was busy.  I had steak tips with peppers and onions, and it was delicious!  We waddled back to the campground to call it a night.