The Pere Marquette River, Baldin Michigan - July 2011

We took a quick little spur-of-the moment to Baldwin Michigan a couple weeks ago. It was just a one-night stay in the wonderful Red Moose Lodge (Where Kathy spotted a 15”+ Brown Trout off the dock), followed by a few hours fly-fishing for trout on the upper PM, Stromboli’s at Pompeii’s for lunch, then we hiked on the “North Country National Scenic Trail” for about 5 miles. The trail is similar to the Appalachian trail, but the NCT runs from New York, through Michigan, and ends up in North Dakota. Obviously we did not hike the whole trail in that short of time, but we felt like it! What a busy trip!

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Lost Wisconsin Farmer

I saw this Farmer on the road in West Bend Wisconsin on our most recent trip there. I wonder if the driver of the little red car could have made it through?

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Fly Fishing the Huron River at Tubbs Road Bridge

It was a wonderful evening of fishing on the Huron near the old “Tubbs Road Bridge” today. A bit tough wading with all the rocks, but not bad if you take it slow. I saw a few good size smallies swim past, and several jumpers, but only managed to hook two and land one – both on #10 brown and black dry flies. It was fun watching the kayakers try to go back up the rapids. I never saw any of them actually succeed. A very peaceful evening, in spite of seeing multiple fly-fishers vehicles.

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Moore Lake Sunset - Highland State Recreation Area June 2011

Moore Lake is covered in Lilly Pads, so it would not be easy to fish – but there is a nice DNR boat launch on it. I wonder if there is anything but vegetation in the lake?  Does anyone know? www.hookandbullet.com reports that there are Panfish, Bluegill, and Carp in the lake.  Sunset, Moore Lake, Highland State Recreation Area -  June 2011

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Edsel Ford Barn June 2011

This Highland Township barn, built in the 1920’s by Edsel Ford, was “Michigan Barn of the Year” in 2008. It was supposedly the largest barn in Michigan at one time. Three Fourths of the structure was destroyed by 80 MPH winds in 2009, shortly after it’s renovation was begun by the Friends of Highland State Recreation Area. The picture shows how it stands as of today, after a massive clean-up. Just a piece of local history, but somewhat interesting to me.  For a photo of what it looked like before the storm, look here: http://www.mibarn.net/2008%20Edsel%20Ford%20Barn.htm

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Highland Breeze

Steak and Cheese Calzone and Fish Dinner. Also enjoyed the Fresh, locally grown Fried Michigan Asparagus. Tasty! Highland Breeze was formerly known as Groves Pizza and is located in Highland Michigan.

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Glendale Avenue Flood

It is raining cats and dogs here. Our whole street is filled with water. Glad I am on the 2nd floor!

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St. Laurence Seaway - May 2nd, 2011

On May 2^nd, on our way home from Niagara Falls,  we stopped in Thorold Ontario to see Lock 4 and Lock 7 of the Welland Canal. This canal is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and it raises ships 99.5 meters from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. While we were at Lock 4, we saw two ships passing each other in the lock. You can see them both in these photos. One was the John B. Aird, going upstream, and the other was going downstream. I don’t remember the downstream ship’s name. Look at the cars next to the ship and notice how high the Aird was raised in the lock!

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Rock Legends Wax Museum - Niagara Falls Canada

Can you identify these Rock Legends? The Rock Legends Wax Museum was one of the attractions we saw at Niagara Falls recently. We enjoyed it, but some of the Rock Legends portrayed were not exactly for the faint of heart.

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Niagara Falls - May 1st 2011

A few quick photos from Niagara Falls. The most serendipitous thing on this trip was the fireworks that happened over the falls while we were on our Ferris-wheel ride. Kathy was so excited! She loves fireworks! Unfortunately the Maid of the Mist was not to open for 2 more days, so we missed that. I saw the point of the delay, there was actually still ice and snow on the ground at the bottom of the falls. If you have never been to Niagara, I encourage you to check it out. There is a lot of touristy stuff if you like that kind of thing, but there are also fun things, like walking along the gorge and getting wet from the falls spray!

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