Painted Rocks RV & Campground Munising, MI
We traveled a short distance to Munising, MI. It was a very pleasant and easy drive to Munising from Michigamee. We planned this stop of our journey around seeing the Pictured Rocks National Park. We enjoy the names of the areas in Michigan even though we often mispronounce them. This area is rich in history and has many waterfalls. There should be many trails to keep us busy.
At Scott Falls, we were able to walk behind the falls. With it being midsummer, it did not have the flow to make it outstanding. Obviously, it would be a beautiful sight with more flow.
These pictures are of Laughing Whitefish Falls. The first pictures are from above the falls and looking down on them. We hiked to the base of the falls and could see the the water coming off the falls and the rock slope before it enters into the pool at the bottom.
We also visited Au Train Falls.
And then we visited Wagner Falls. We are getting some great hiking in this area. We are wearing the poor dog out. He falls asleep as soon as we get back to the car.
Alger Falls is a small roadside fall.
Munising Falls provided us with more amazing views and lots of hiking.
Bridal Veil Falls are probably more spectacular in the spring when there is more rushing water.
Spray Falls provided us with yet another great hike.
Chapel Falls provided us with another view of God's handiwork and splendor.
Miners Falls as it cascades out of the nearby hills and enters into Lake Superior.
Mosquito Falls area luckily wasn't as full of bugs as we feared. We have battled some pretty aggressive mosquitoes in our hikes. I don't recall seeing the history on how the falls got their name. These were truly magnificent.
Karma enjoyed the Sable Falls area and snuck in a few swims.
Pictured Rocks Boat Tour
Our happy campers getting ready for the Boat Tour. It was pretty chilly and rainy during our sunset tour. Luckily, we had found great window seats in the enclosed portion before the rain started.
This rock formation is called Miners Castle.
Miners Castle Point has caves tunneled out in the rocks.
Photographs of the coastline along Pictured Rocks. They get their name from the everchanging face of the shoreline. The colors seen in the rocks are caused by different minerals-red from iron and black from manganese. The red sand that covers many of the beaches is from crushed garnet.
The video link is from a collapse of the face of a section of Painted rocks (2019). The picture is the current look of that section. The collapse occurred with kayakers in the water just outside of the area who just happened to capture the collapse on video. Luckily, no one was injured.
This is a picture of the most recent rock slide that occurred in 2021, The video was taken from some guys in a pontoon boat near the collapse. They happened to be in the right place at the right time and captured this amazing collapse on video. These are both rare sights to see the wall collapsing. It typically happens during the winter and early spring months when no one is on the lake to witness them. As winter comes into Lake Superior, the ice will pile up on the painted rocks shore line as much as 20 to 30 feet high. This is caused by the lake surface freezing and the heavy wave action breaking up that ice and piling it along the shore. Most of the collapses occur as the ice thaws and the rocks shift.
We saw an eagle perched above Lovers Leap.
This rock formation is called Indian Head. It took Lisa a minute to see it.
Battle Ship Row gets its name as it looks like several battleships are lined up in battle formation.
Broken Vase gets its name because the trees look like they are coming out of a vase in the rock formation.
Indian Drums actually looked more stunning in person.
The captain actually parked the boat in Chapel Cove for us to get a close up look at the formation. Look how clear the water is.
See the tree roots that stretch across Chapel Rock connecting the two formations.
Log Slide was pretty amazing. The loggers would roll huge logs down this very steep embankment to the beach below so they could load them into waiting ships. They actually did much of their work in the winter when it was frozen so it was easier to slide the logs. I am guessing that logging injuries were common and could be devastating because there was no medical care easily accessible to the men.
The hike to Au Sable Light House gave Karma the opportunity for a few more swims.
We had another great hike to East Channel Light House.
We drove to Munising Front Range Light House. This hike was literally across a parking lot.
We barely found Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse. It was across the road in the trees but it did line up with the Front Range Lighthouse. This was a very different setting than all the other lighthouses.
The Au Train Falls Power Station sparked Mark's interest. Of course he had to check out the power generation facilities.
Sand Point Beach would be a great place to wade in the water if it was warmer. It is late July and in the 50-60's. There were kids actually playing in the water. Karma loves the chilly water though.
A diner in Grand Marais had the appearance of a 1940's dining car. We went to lunch there but were a bit disappointed in the menu/food. We try to seek out quaint little local places to eat and experience the local culture.
These are the ultimate ice fishing shacks. They are towed out on the lakes and the trailers are lowered onto the ice. There are several locations in the floor of the Ice Fishing Palace that can be removed to allow for ice fishing. The fishermen will leave their shack on the ice all winter. These RV ice fishing shacks are about $60,000. That is quite a commitment to make. This one was at the campground where we stayed.
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