Copper Country Scrapbook » Beach http://coppercountryscrapbook.com Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Guardian of Lake Superior http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2009/06/23/guardian-of-lake-superior/ http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2009/06/23/guardian-of-lake-superior/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:20:49 +0000 Tricia http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/?p=373 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Guardian of Lake Superior", url: "http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2009/06/23/guardian-of-lake-superior/" });]]> Back in early April, there was still plenty of snow on the non-beach areas at Calumet Waterworks Park, with some snow and ice still on the beach. I took some pictures of different things, then decided to sit down on a huge log that had washed up on the beach.

I took our camera and just held it down by the ground and took random pictures at different angles. Imagine my surprise when I downloaded the pictures and saw this one showing the root of the log I was sitting on.

I definitely see a face in the log…

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]]> http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2009/06/23/guardian-of-lake-superior/feed/ 0 Where Did the Stamp Sand Go at the Breakers? http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2008/07/01/where-did-the-stamp-sand-go-at-the-breakers/ http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2008/07/01/where-did-the-stamp-sand-go-at-the-breakers/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:03:23 +0000 Tricia http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/?p=159 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where Did the Stamp Sand Go at the Breakers?", url: "http://coppercountryscrapbook.com/2008/07/01/where-did-the-stamp-sand-go-at-the-breakers/" });]]> One of the first adventures I had in the Keweenaw was during orientation week as a freshman. Tons of us loaded into cars and headed out to the breakers. I had no idea what was there, but it sounded fun so I went.

We arrived after dark and fires were blazing all over. We got out of the car and started walking towards the lake. Wait a minute…the sand felt funny. It was very coarse. Lit by bonfire light, I could see that the sand wasn’t quite sand. I later found out it was stamp sand – a remnant of the copper mining activity in the area.

I went out to the breakers numerous times after that first trip. I even remember someone daring me to take my car out on the stamp sand but I wouldn’t do it. Trucks were venturing out there, but I wouldn’t dare take my car. I was fine with walking the distance.

I can’t remember the last time I have been out there. I want to say that I haven’t been out there in over six years. I knew the Environmental Protection Agency completed some rehab work to the breakers but I was not prepared to see what I saw last weekend.

The Breakers

I stopped…and stared. I was speechless. What was black was now green.

Heading to the water, we discovered that there is still stamp sand next to the lake. I ran my hand through the familiar texture. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the EPA shouldn’t have done what they did. I’m also not saying they should have. It just really took me by surprise and I wish I took some pictures of it pre-EPA. I didn’t even think about it back then.

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