My favorite place so far is to visit St. Ignace, which is just past the bridge. You can drive all along the lake & it's just beautiful! There are a ton of fun little gift shops & kitschy motels, but many, sadly, have been shut down.
Castle Rock is always on the top of my list. It is a sea stack or "sea chimney" made of limestone which was also said to be used as a lookout point; "Ojibway's Lookout". I've been visiting ever since I was little. I didn't climb it this time! Or else I'd have loads of pictures to share! This is also one of the many sites of a giant Paul Bunyan & Babe. Too bad it's all fenced in now!
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Castle Rock also has a sweet gift shop full of Paul Bunyan gear. I am always tempted to buy storybooks. Here's a page I snapped real quick-like:
More to come-
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Whatta Rock! Are those people out on the lil' bridge. I don't know if I could muster the courage to do that! I have never seen a sitting Paul Bunyan muffler man. He must be tired from standing up all those years. Looks like a fun trup ;-)
This place looks right up my scary rock alley.
HA! I never thought of that! He popped a squat! I've only been to two others and I think they were both standing!
Yeah those people are up on the top, there's a HUGE long stairway all made out of stone leading up there, it takes foreverrrrrr! but when you make it back down, you get a sticker!
Oh, and I've been hearing about another lookout nearby there as well. It's called "Rabbit's back" and it's kind of abandoned. I reaaaally want to adventure there sometime!
I miss Michigan. Maybe when I retire from my current home in Florida I'll move back to Michigan, the land where I grew up. Wouldn't that be a switch!
Of course, St. Ignace is so far north we used to think of it as being almost like Canada.
There's not enough Paul Bunyan or Babe collectibles in my life right now, wow, I need to fix that. You've inspired me!
Mykal, come back to Michigan! Want to trade spots for awhile? Haha. I love it here, but I'd love to travel somewhere different for a change! Maybe even further north to real Canada! :)
Oh my! Lisa, you need a trip to Castle Rock! They have salt & peppers, stuffed paul & babe, coloring books, lots of stuff. but there should be more. I wish I could own a gift shop up there!
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