Vacation - part one

Here are a few highlights of our vacation.

Beginning with a stop in Duluth on Sunday afternoon. Just as we arrived the rain stopped and a ship was scheduled to depart. We heard the Aerial Lift Bridge being raised and headed for the canal.



Here is the coal tanker James Barker departing Duluth into Lake Superior.

















From Duluth we headed north to the shore and our room at Cove Point Lodge. Here's a view from our deck.










The next morning we headed for Judge CR Magney State Park - about 60 miles north of the lodge. We hiked through the woods to see Devil's Kettle Falls.



Did I mention that the hike involved over 200 steps?












































































Lower Falls of the Brule River.


























The Brule River flows through the park and at this point it splits. Half runs down the Upper Falls and the other half enters this cauldron (Devil's Kettle) and disappears. It is presumed that some of the water goes into an underground waterway and some reappears in a pool below, but the point of entry remains a mystery!









Oh yeah, did I mention there were a lots of steps!