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WEEK SIX

PICTURED ROCK NL to SAINT IGNACE, MI

Sunday, August 20 - Even though we left the window only half

open, it was cold in the room when the alarm rang at 6:30. We
bundled up and went to the motel lobby for the Continental

breakfast. There we found the Michigan native tourists in short
sleeves and shorts again. The big screen TV was on in the lobby

and tuned to the Weather Channel. And there it was – the local
map with 32 degrees stamped squarely on our location. The

natives whistled and put on light sweaters but kept the shorts.

These are hearty folks who will remain certain that the summer
doesn’t end until Labor Day no matter what the temperature. Lois

had to resort to socks with sandals again in spite of her
mortification.

There was hoarfrost on the ground and mists billowing up over all

the small lakes and the little river following us on Route 28 back to
the east. The summer flowers vied for our attention with the

leaves turning autumn colors on the trees. It was a beautiful

morning.

At H77, we turned north and went back up to the south shore of
Lake Superior. This is the area of the Grand Sable Sand Dunes

section of the Pictured Rocks National Seashore. This was another
first experience in a unique geology. It was also a lot of fun and

prolonged the beauty of the day.

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