No IR but I did make it to the UP and the Keweenaw this week

[Midwest Ed]

I'm sitting on a lake side deck on Torch Lake at my rental cottage using "borrowed" WiFi from 2 miles across the lake in Lake Linden. My whole family is here for the week as we hope to relax, bike, swim, boat, fish and explore in the Keweenaw and Lake Superior. Today we made it out to the beautiful beach at Big Traverse Bay, swung by the Jacobsville lighthouse and a great sub sandwich at the Ambassador Bar in Houghton (The toasted French bread hasn't changed in 35 years). I plan on going to Copper Harbor at least one afternoon to greet the arrivals coming back on the Queen (maybe I can pick a day I know the seas have been rough). Hopefully that won't be Wednesday because that's our scheduled day to go out charter fishing for some big "Lakers".

If I can't make it to IR at least I can get close.

~Ed

[johnhens]

Enjoy your trip!

[Midwest Ed]

We had a fantastic time. Sooo much nicer than all the winter memories I have of the Keweenaw. There was almost zero bugs even after dark. Just one evening were there was the slightest hint of mosquitoes.

The kids caught these "Lakers" courtesy of Brad at Sand Point Charters:

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Here's the place we stayed on Torch Lake (which is really just a backwater channel of Lake Superior in the Portage Canal).

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[Midwest Ed]

Here's the beach we frequented at Big Traverse Bay (on the southeast shore of the Keweenaw) looking toward the Huron Mountains:

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[LeftOvers]

I first saw Isle Royale from Brockway Mountain as a kid on our family's trips to Eagle Harbor. I wanted to go and made it to IR as an adult about a dozen times, but I can't count the number of times I've been to the Keweenaw.

I love IR, but my heart belongs to the Keweenaw. Sounds like you found a perfect spot for your family adventure.