Our final stop in Michigan was Lake Hudson. We planned the last few stops all the way back when we were in Traverse City knowing that it would be difficult to find spots available over the 4th of July holiday. Lake Hudson had spots available in part because of it's location (more inland, away from the Great Lakes) and impart because there were only pit toilets and no shower facilities. We did have the lake though which we did not hesitate to jump into...not only for a "sense" of feeling clean but also because it was so darn hot.
We spent quite a long time in Michigan. It's a lovely state and in some regards it's a great combination of the two areas Wilson and I best associate with....Vermont and the Jersey Shore. The beautiful wooded areas along with sandy beaches of the lakes make it a great place to be. Lake Michigan is not the shore but if you couldn't be by the seashore the lakeshore along this beautiful lake would be the next best thing. Wilson even made a comment about how he could live here, which is quite the compliment to this area.
Although Michigan has been a great stop, I was more than ready to move on. It felt, to me, that we were in some sort of time warp and that our trip had been somehow suspended in time. We're off to Illinois next as our next house sitting job begins on July 7th.
Leave Columbiaville, MI -
11:13am - 67°, warm & sunny
Rte. Travel back roads in the directions of South and West until connecting with 69W►23S►12W►525►34W►156S
Arrive – Lake Hudson SP 2:25pm
Miles traveled -145.2
I hope you are going to go to Duluth and the North Shore of Lake Superior! I was just up there with friends. Duluth is a great town and the North Shore is just flat out beautiful, lined with state parks and gorgeous waterfalls and short hikes. Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock Lighthouse (great historical tour), Tettegouche and the hike out to Shovel Point, Cascade Park has a great hike up along a beautiful small river gorge . . . Grand Marais is a lovely little town, too. I can't remember if you two occasionally imbibe but there is good craft beer in Minneapolis and in Duluth, and wonderful local distilleries in Duluth--check out Vikre. I had a tasting flight of gins made with botanicals from the North Shore--cedar, spruce, juniper. Yum.
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--Beth
Sounds relaxing and oh so beautiful. I have places in CT that remind me alittle of VT
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