We spent from Friday afternoon until Monday morning at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan.  It is in a very remote area, so we did not have any cell phone service or internet access.  The nearest town to speak of was Newberry, which was 30 miles away.

On Saturday we did a day trip and visited the town of Paradise, MI---definitely a misnomer!  It is on Whitefish Bay, a bay off Lake Superior.  Turning north, we took the road as far as one could, about 11 miles, to Whitefish Point.  There is a lighthouse there and a wildlife sanctuary, but its claim to fame is the Shipwreck Museum.  Apparently that area of Lake Superior is known for its shipwrecks, over 300 on record, including one that is probably most familiar---the Edmund Fitzgerald.

From there we drove to the Upper Falls area of the state park, where this picture was taken. The upper falls of the Tahquamenon River is the second largest waterfall in the East (after Niagara), and it was quite impressive.

Our campground was in the Lower Falls area of the park, about 5 miles along the road from Upper Falls.  The campground was quite nice.  On Sunday we decided to hike part of the 4-mile River Trail from Lower Falls to Upper Falls, and---it being a lovely trail and good weather---we ended up doing the whole length for a total (with walk from the campground) of over 9 miles.  All three of us were exhausted at the end!

Speaking of good weather: I had expected to be in jeans and long-sleeved T on this part of the trip, but it was HOT!  We didn't run the air-conditioning, as it did cool off after dark, but we kept vents open and the fan running to draw in cooler air for sleeping.

Today, Monday, we left the Upper Peninsula, crossing the Straits of Mackinac, and drove into the "thumb" of Michigan. (Picture the state in the shape of a mitten, and there's a thumb that protrudes into Lake Huron.) We're at Port Crescent State Park, where at least I can access the internet!  It's a totally different environment: sandy beach and dunes with that huge expanse of water.