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Being at the Right Place at the Right Time

Tricia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:04 +0000

We are a family of freighter-lovers. If we hear that one will be coming through the Portage Canal, we try to get over there to catch it. We don’t always hear about them, though, and Boatnerd.com doesn’t always hint that a freighter is in the Portage.

But anytime we catch a bigger vessel going through the Portage is a treat!

We recently were driving down M-203 and caught a glimpse of a bigger vessel through the trees. We hurried to the closest viewing point of Lily Pond and made it just in time. I was in such a hurry I forgot to grab our camera and had to run back to get it. I managed to get a shot of a US Army Corps of Engineers barge and tug. Click picture for larger view.

We wondered where it was taking the load of rocks. If we had more time to spare, we would have followed it to see if it went all the way to the bridge. That would have been a treat to watch the bridge go up. Reminds me of when we caught the Ranger going under the bridge last summer (and the model our son made).

We were at the right place at the right time to catch that tug and barge :)

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Mr. Chipmunk Got a Mouthful

Tricia — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:40:13 +0000

The little critters in the Keweenaw amuse me. My son was eating a cookie and dropped a chunk. A nearby chipmunk took the opportunity. He sure got a mouthful!

He also let me get really close to him. He was either very used to humans or very pre-occupied with the yummy cookie :-)

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A Bit Chilly!

Tricia — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:37:27 +0000

The weather the past few days has been a bit chilly. We went for a bike ride last night and there were even piles of leaves on the ground. It made me feel like fall was coming early. And after fall, you know comes next:

LOL. This is a picture of my car after one snowfall during the winter of 98-99. Poor thing!

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Campfire Fun

Tricia — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:19:36 +0000

We recently had the opportunity to play with fire and all of us were treated to a nice campfire. There is something so relaxing about sitting by the campfire and the warmth toasting your legs and some marshmallows.

Our son really didn’t care for the flaming marshmallow trick, but mom likes to eat the result.

I tried a few different things with the camera to capture the fire. I took this shot of some embers, which eerily looks like a forest fire.

After this shot, our camera died so I just enjoyed the fire the rest of the night :-)

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Swimming in Lake Superior

Tricia — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:12:02 +0000

Today’s picture is again from this past weekend’s adventure at McLain. We decided to walk down the beach heading towards Calumet. I turned around and caught some people “swimming” in the lake and snapped a pic. I say “swimming” because only one person was brave enough to go in the water all of the way LOL.

The lake at McLain was still pretty darn cold, probably due to our cooler summer. At our favorite spots to swim it is a little warmer (Great Sand Bay, Cat Harbor).

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