Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Beyond Madeline Island
Tuesday, despite some questionable weather, we rode our bikes to Madeline Island. Turned out to be a gorgeous day. It was a nice ferry ride (though Expensive!)—about 20-25 minutes from Bayfield. We biked out to the State Park and back—a total of about 20 miles. The island is heavily forested, with lots of wetland as well. We didn’t see any sign of the Overtly Rich. Looks like ordinary people live here. In fact there are only 250 permanent residents though the island is 3-4 times the area of Guemes. I got to dip my feet in Lake Superior but mostly we just rode our bikes. Visited the impressive island library (island tax supported).
Today (the 7th) we have come east and south to Woodruff where we plan some more bicycle riding. (when we choose which trail). We drove almost to the Michigan border to visit Hurley, home of the Harma house. No kidding—it’s part of the Finnish Cultural Center here—a rebuilt log house from early Finnish settlers. After we leave here we head to the UP –state parks are in our future which means no internet.
PS: PHotos coming when we have more online time available--don't hold your breath.
Today (the 7th) we have come east and south to Woodruff where we plan some more bicycle riding. (when we choose which trail). We drove almost to the Michigan border to visit Hurley, home of the Harma house. No kidding—it’s part of the Finnish Cultural Center here—a rebuilt log house from early Finnish settlers. After we leave here we head to the UP –state parks are in our future which means no internet.
PS: PHotos coming when we have more online time available--don't hold your breath.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 12:48 PM 
