7/11/09

A little writing before you enjoy the two slide shows from Lake Superior!

I had a great time on a trip with my mom and sister this last week. We left on Wednesday morning to make the three and a half hour trip. It was a gorgeous day! We ate at a Restaurant in Ashland, WI. It was right on Lake Superior and the view was awesome.

When we got to Bayfield, WI, we decided to have adventure right away. We parked near the ferry to Madeline Island and got on the first ferry to the island. Madeline Island has about 200 year round residents. The population swells to over 2,000 during the summer months. It is definitely a touristy town. We went to the museum, hit the shops and went to Tom's Burned Down Cafe. Basically, the rumor is that Tom's bar burned down and the town wouldn't allow him to rebuild so he put up a tent and ran the bar from there. Pretty cool place.

We then headed to our awesome condo hotel room. It was right on the lake with a real cool patio that overlooked the lake. Awesome.

The next day we took a cruise around the Apostle Islands. There are 21 islands total and they are all gorgeous. The rumor on the name is that the people who first discovered the islands thought there were only 12 islands and named them for the 12 Apostles. The highlight of the cruise was Devil's Island. There were cool little caves on the side of the island and the lighthouse was nice too. We also got to see the lighthouse on Raspberry Island which was also gorgeous.

We then drove home with a stop in Boulder Junction where there is a man who makes really cool birdhouses and sells them on the side of the road for three and five dollars. Quirky little cute place.

We got home around ten and stopped for pizza at The Claridge. That is the bar where I spend time playing trivia in the summer. It was the first time I had stopped there and it was nice and kinda weird because one of my friends from here died back in January. We would always meet at The Claridge and play trivia together. I had not been there since Jim passed and it was weird to be there knowing that he would never be there again. SIGH.

Just having a quiet weekend at home with mom and dad. It is nice.

Watch the next two slide shows and ENJOY!

Road Trip and Madeline Island (La Pointe, WI)

Where We Stayed and A Cruise on Lake Superior