Traveling around Lake Michigan
Heading East from South Dakota and decided to go north/south up to Mackinaw or around west/east around Lake Michigan. Our timeframe is late July. Question is is it worth going up the western side of t...
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The ship wreck museum at Whitefish Point is out of the way, but a great stop. Worth the diversion.
When you get to Sault Saint Marie, drive by the lock visitor center and drop someone to go in and look at the board that gives approximate passage times. Take a picture of the board with a phone and go to either camp ground as both are pretty nice. Be back there for the passage. The times on the board are a guess and often off by some.
Arrange to get back there to be in the "peanut gallery" to watch them flush a real ship though the lock.
There are three museums in town.
The River of History is good, but is closed Sundays.
The ship Valley Camp is a ship size Museum.
There is a tower that is part of the set, but unless it is no additional cast on the tickets, don't bother.
I haven't been there in a few years, but I can't imagine it has changed very much.
Matt
When you get to Sault Saint Marie, drive by the lock visitor center and drop someone to go in and look at the board that gives approximate passage times. Take a picture of the board with a phone and go to either camp ground as both are pretty nice. Be back there for the passage. The times on the board are a guess and often off by some.
Arrange to get back there to be in the "peanut gallery" to watch them flush a real ship though the lock.
There are three museums in town.
The River of History is good, but is closed Sundays.
The ship Valley Camp is a ship size Museum.
There is a tower that is part of the set, but unless it is no additional cast on the tickets, don't bother.
I haven't been there in a few years, but I can't imagine it has changed very much.
Matt
