Champion – Michigan & Sault St.Marie
Tuesday- July 8
It is Tuesday morning around 7 AM at Michigamme Shores www.michigammeshores.com and we are up early to drive through Marquette Michigan on highway 28 to Sault Ste. Marie. Marquette is a small town on Lake Superior that is supposed to be very unique and picturesque . We left Fremont Nebraska Saturday July 5 after spending just under a month with Dave, Tanya, and Jake. They were great hosts who opened their home for two Canadians on a long venture. As we headed north on I-29 toward Fargo I realized how much we enjoy the excitement of seeing new places. It was the longest day I have traveled clocking just under 800 KM as we pulled into Forest Hills RV park in Audubon Minnesota – just before Detroit Lakes (www.foresthillsgolfrv.com) It was the Saturday of the July 4- Long weekend so was worried about the traffic and distance we had to travel. That is why we stayed on the Interstate and to our amazement were almost the only ones travelling. Easy drive- No one on I-29 and it goes straight North to Fargo. Forest Hills was a great RV park but soon realized we were in Mosquito territory. This is the first time in our trip they bothered us so closed the windows and doors and fired up our air conditioner. BANG-BANG-Bang..... Not sure why it is making an awful noise but something isn’t working.. Another maintenance problem! Restless night but we had good screens on all the windows which helped even though a few got through. It was a beautiful sunny morning when we left for Duluth Minnesota on Lake Superior. Our destination was Lakehead Boat Basin & RV Park
( www.lakeheadboatbasin.com ) in downtown Duluth on the waterfront next to the famous bridge over the lock. The RV site was just a parking lot but an excellent location. Most of you who travel in RV’s understand that many ( almost all ) RV parks are situated next to a railway line and have “ Train Noise “. Well we thought we were safe on the waterfront until 3 long blasts of a horn were sounded before the bridge is raised. It is raised over 30 times a day !!!! So much for a quiet stay. It was about 39 degrees on the pavement so decided to invest in a fan since the AC wasn’t working. Punched in Wal-Mart to the GPS and off we went. Drive for 25 minutes only to find it had been converted to a Sam’s Club. ( Exactly like Costco including the $40 membership fee). We left with a Sam’s membership and fan for about $ 100. (Membership $40 + Fan $60). Cooled us down and we had a great evening walking around the boats. Monday Morning- July 7 we took highway 2/41 to Michigamme Shores campground. No Internet so couldn’t post this Blog.
Today- Tuesday - July 8 we made it to Sault St Marie in the Aune Osborn Campground right on the locks on the US side. Found it in Woodall’s Directory but didn’t know it was the city campground. Great spot which is normally full all July & August but today was only 30% occupied. That is the inevitable result of high gas prices. Gail & I decided to treat ourselves and went out for dinner after looking at the Soo Locks. Great whitefish dinner at a popular restaurant on the waterfront. Tomorrow we will re-enter Canada and make our way to Carol Campground on Richard lake in Sudbury. Long time friend Lynn Dixon and Keith will be showing us around.
Pictures are coming but just haven’t had time or a high speed connection to make it happen.
Updated Itinerary on right in red.
( www.lakeheadboatbasin.com ) in downtown Duluth on the waterfront next to the famous bridge over the lock. The RV site was just a parking lot but an excellent location. Most of you who travel in RV’s understand that many ( almost all ) RV parks are situated next to a railway line and have “ Train Noise “. Well we thought we were safe on the waterfront until 3 long blasts of a horn were sounded before the bridge is raised. It is raised over 30 times a day !!!! So much for a quiet stay. It was about 39 degrees on the pavement so decided to invest in a fan since the AC wasn’t working. Punched in Wal-Mart to the GPS and off we went. Drive for 25 minutes only to find it had been converted to a Sam’s Club. ( Exactly like Costco including the $40 membership fee). We left with a Sam’s membership and fan for about $ 100. (Membership $40 + Fan $60). Cooled us down and we had a great evening walking around the boats. Monday Morning- July 7 we took highway 2/41 to Michigamme Shores campground. No Internet so couldn’t post this Blog.
Today- Tuesday - July 8 we made it to Sault St Marie in the Aune Osborn Campground right on the locks on the US side. Found it in Woodall’s Directory but didn’t know it was the city campground. Great spot which is normally full all July & August but today was only 30% occupied. That is the inevitable result of high gas prices. Gail & I decided to treat ourselves and went out for dinner after looking at the Soo Locks. Great whitefish dinner at a popular restaurant on the waterfront. Tomorrow we will re-enter Canada and make our way to Carol Campground on Richard lake in Sudbury. Long time friend Lynn Dixon and Keith will be showing us around.
Pictures are coming but just haven’t had time or a high speed connection to make it happen.
Updated Itinerary on right in red.
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