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Having recently retired we are fulfilling our long time dream. We began our camping life with a tent in 1969 adjusting as each of our three sons arrived over the years and gradually progressed to a 32' Class A in 2007. Even after our sons became too busy with their own interests, we continued dreaming over the years. The Louisville, KY 2003 Great North American RV Rally and the book "Movin' On" convinced us that a motorhome after retirement was really for us! In 2007 we sold our home and disposed of most of our belongings and awaited the wife's retirement on February 1, 2008. We were out in our first motorhome ten times in our first summer in 2007, with our grandson joining us eight of those ten times. Since he must stay behind with his mom and dad to continue school, we told him he can join us on vacations (by car or plane) anywhere we are as we travel the US. Imagine the history lessons he could acquire! However, Mom and Dad don't look at it that way, especially the flying. Fortunately we don't miss work one bit!! We just miss the friends there. We have many hobbies to keep us busy when we decide to sit still for a day. Hope to see you on the road.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

GLASS BOTTOM SHIPWRECK TOURS on LAKE SUPERIOR - MUNISING, MICHIGAN

JULY 3rd, Tuesday trip two hours away from Island Casino Resort RV Park where we are located until next Saturday.  We did not realize that it would take us two hours to get there or that their tours would be pretty full.  We were not able to go out until 4 pm so we had to wait four and a half hours!! It was a good thing that we took books as there was only souvenir shops in the area.
It turned out to be a good tour and they were well organized to have everyone observe through the two glass bottom wells. They took us to see a wooden wrecked ship that transported iron ore throughout the great lakes during that boom of the mid 1800's. Bad weather and difficult navigation routes caused thousands of ships to wreck. Since most of the shipwrecks are in deep water, this tour highlighted two vessels that lie just below the surface of Lake Superior.
The "Bermuda", a fully intact wooden schooner built in 1860, was just 8 feet from our viewing glass. The "Herman H. Hettler", a 210 foot steam barge, is in massive pieces on a rock reef after it wrecked there in 1926. Most of the iron ore was later removed.
During the tour we got to cruise along Grand Island in Lake Superior, getting close to a lighthouse, cliffs, and shallow caves.
Enjoy the pictures -
Our tour boat is the one on the left farthest out the dock.
The shore lines. Most along the Grand Island - 



Along the main land of Michigan

Also along the main land of Michigan.


The Lighthouse on the Grand Island.




These privately owned homes on the Grand Island are few,
since there is only 40 acres that are privately owned.


Pictures of the Herman H Hettler shipwreck -



















Pictures of the Bermuda were not very clear, not enough to show them to you.

Small caves on Grand Island.
We did not get back to the motorhome that evening until 8 pm and stopped for Wendy's just as we got back to Escanabe, MI. It turned out to be too late a dinner for Gary. So he had a miserable night!
Gary noticed a very wet area in the ground next to the motorhome earlier in the morning. Turns out that there is a pipe problem underground so the water department will be out tomorrow to take care of it.  Hope that it is an easy fix!! We don't want to have to move off the site until Saturday when we are ready to leave the area for Mackinac City, Michigan. 
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