September 9-11, 2017 Saturday-Monday
Wow, the temperature early this morning was 35 degrees, I think it is time to go south. Although a bit chilly we had a great day exploring Manistique. Manistique is the county seat of Schoolcraft County which is named in honor of Henry Schoolcraft, who explored the area with the expedition of Lewis Cass in 1820. The county was founded in 1843 and is largely rural and forested, with much of the western portion of the county located within Hiawatha National Forest.
Out first stop, Schoolcraft County Historical Park where we found the historic Manistique Water Tower. This Romanesque style building was built in 1922 and held a 200,000-gallon water tank. Other buildings in the park were the Historic Manistique Pumping Station which now houses the Putnam House Museum, the 1894 Kepler Family Log Cabin, and a building housing the 1883 Hook & Ladder fire equipment, the equipment looked very cool through the window but the museum was closed so we could not go in. Leaving Schoolcraft County Historical Park we visited Manistique Central Park which contains a gorgeous Quarry Lake that is stocked for fishing and currently occupied by Canadian Geese. The highlight of the day was enjoying the scenery along the Manistique Boardwalk as we returned to the marina.
Now that we are back at the boat Rick has checked the forecast for the lake and it looks like we will be here for a few more days. The wind and waves are higher than we like and are coming from the direction we want to go in (South to South-southeast).
