Moving Towards Michigan

So our next big stop is Hearthside Grove RV Resort in Petoskey, Michigan.  We "won" a week stay at an auction at a Country Coach Rally.  It's a highly rated park, but more on that later.

As I said in the last post we are committed to the under 300 miles a day pledge so this trip has a couple of one-nighters.  I have been trying to do boon-docking then a hook up site just for amenities.  As we get better obviously we can go  ore days off the grid.

So as we leave North Dakota we are headed from the winery to Saginaw, MN for a campsite.  Along the way we pass through Akeley, MN.  Home of Paul Bunyon.  Right on the main drag there is a giant statue of Paul, so we stop for a quick picture.

We had a little more fun taking the picture than we should have.  They had a selfie stand for your phone/camera.  You set up phone, start the timer and jump on Paul's hand.  Hunter v& I took a bunch, just because it was fun to run back and forth...

We continued on to Sagiunaw and set up in the campground.  We drove into Duluth, MN for a great dinner and a leisurely stroll on the pier.  What an awesome town, we are coming back for a longer stay!

Highway bridge over the channel to the harbor.

Light house at the end of the pier.

Left the next day driving to Marquette, MN on the shore of Lake Superior.  We stayed at a Walmart and once again drove to the river for dinner, this time at a brewery on the bay.  After an awesome dinner our waitress directed us to a park that was on an island that had a great view of the sunset.

Of course we have to skip rocks on the lake.....

Now its onto the resort.  We slipped across the "U.P" (upper Peninsula of Michigan) across the Mackinaw Bridge and onto the Upper Lower Peninsula.

 The bridge is interesting it's a suspension bridge that is over 26,000 feet long & 550 high.  It's a bit windy & it sways.  Our speed limit was 25 miles an hour.  It was pretty cool.  Back on terra firma we head to the comfortable confines of a "Luxury RV Resort" at Hearthside Grove.