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HUNTERS POINT, COPPER HARBOR, MI – Autumn Color #puremichigan

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HUNTERS POINT

Hunter’s Point Park is a special place to Copper Harbor residents as well as visitors to the area. Access to the point was in jeopardy a few of years ago when a development company purchased it along with the surrounding property. It is now a Township Park and continues to be open to the public.

Hunter’s Point is bursting with natural wonders. Flora is abundant; wildflowers, lichen, mosses, cedars, hardwoods and pines. Otters, martins, beavers, deer, squirrels, chipmunks and various other wildlife enjoy the area too. The geological formations are special on the point. The basalt in this area is the oldest rock on earth-essentially, the earths crust. It’s like a window to the past.

Add Hunter’s Point Park and other attractions to your Copper Harbor trip itinerary using our Copper Harbor route maker tool.
~www.inspirock.com

Hunters Point park is just under a 10 acre parcel of land with 4000+ feet of shoreline.  It is  a great spot to explore and stretch your legs.  There are interesting rock formations to examine and lots of birds and other wildlife scurrying about.

The upper peninsula of Michigan is a splendor of color to behold in the Autumn season.  It was also windy when we were there.  I didn’t get to fly my drone as much as I would have liked, but did manage to get in the air a few time when the wind calmed down for a moment.  Hunters Point was one of those calms spots…for a moment.

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LAKE BAILEY, EAGLE HARBOR, MI – Autumn Color #puremichigan

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LAKE BAILEY, EAGLE HARBOR, MI

Lake Bailey, in Keweenaw County, is a 204 acre lake with an average depth of 3 to 6 feet known for big, fat perch and northern pike.

Along M-26 east of Eagle Harbor, there is a boat launch that gives you a nice vantage point of the lake.

Lake Bailey

Lake Map

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WOLVERINE MINE, MI – Autumn Color #puremichigan

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WOLVERINE MINE, MI

The Wolverine Mine was a small copper mining operation in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, that was in operation from January 1882 until November 1884. In August 1890, possession of the company was obtained and reorganized as the Wolverine Copper Mining Company.  It mined the Kearsarge lode until 1922 when it closed. ~wikipedia

Area map These photos were shot from the faint yellow circle area between Centennial and Wolverine.

180 View
180 Panorama
180 View
180 Panorama – Slaughterhouse Creek

This structure looks like it was built well after 1922.  I wasn’t able to find solid information to confirm what exactly is going on here, but it appears to be mining.  The wind had been quite strong during our trip and it just happened to let up while in the area so I went to the air to capture some scenery and Fall color.

360 View
360 Panorama
360 Sphere
360 Sphere

I managed to find some old photos of Wolverine Mine
~ www.mindat.org

 

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LAC LA BELLE, MI – Autumn Color #puremichigan

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LAC LA BELLE, MI

Lac La Belle (French: “Lake The Beautiful”) is a small unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The town was originally the site of a stamping plant for the copper mines of the Keweenaw, specifically the Mendota Mine and the Delaware Mine. Copper-bearing rock was transported from the mines to the stamping plant, where it was processed and loaded onto freighters.

The nearby lake of the same name averages approximately 30 feet in depth and empties into Lake Superior at Bete Gris.  The Little Gratiot River and several creeks empty into Lac La Belle. A small roadside park within the town contains Haven Falls on Haven Creek, which also empties into the lake. ~wikidpedia

The weather wasn’t great for our trip, but it wasn’t all that bad either.  We endured intermittent rain and the occasional snow flurry with party cloudy skies the majority of the time.  The wind was actually calm enough to fly a few times.  These shot were taking right from our cabin.  The first shot is oriented East shortly after sunrise.  The second is oriented West, you can see Lake Superior beyond Mount Bohemia and Lac La Belle.  Such a pretty area in the Autumn.

LAC LA BELLE
LAC LA BELLE
Mount Bohemia
MOUNT BOHEMIA

Our cabin was right on the Lake.  We were 4 short miles from Bete Grise/Lake Superior and 15 short miles from Copper Harbor – Hwy 41 was absolutely on fire with color; the canopy over the road was spectacular – more on that in another post.  Here are some images of the cabin and surrounding area.  A wonderful place to call home for a few days.

Lac La Belle
Marina Cabin
View of cabin from Lac La Belle
Cabin from the road
View of Lac La Belle from Deck
Cabin from the air
Cabin waterfront
Mailboxes across the road from cabin
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PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS SP, MI – Autumn Color #puremichigan

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PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS

The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. The Porcupine Mountains were named by the native Ojibwa people, supposedly because their silhouette had the shape of a crouching porcupine.They are home to the most extensive stand of old growth northern hardwood forest in North America west of the Adirondack Mountains, spanning at least 31,000 acres. In these virgin forests, sugar maple, American basswood, eastern hemlock, and yellow birch are the most abundant tree species.  The area is part of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. ~wikipedia

Porcupine Mountain Wilderness

The drive through the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness are was popping with color.  We entered on the West side – Presque Isle River area.  I was a lovely six hour drive from Red Wing, MN.

WEST SIDE

The Presque Isle River water falls are short hikes from the main road with ample parking places.  There are quite a few stairs on one of the hikes.  Another occasion to get the puppy-kids out of car for a walk.  This Michigan state park was a bit more pet-friendly compared to WI and MN, where you are limited to an area or certain trails.

Geography

The most striking geological feature of the Porcupine Mountains is the long basalt and conglomerate escarpment parallel to the Lake Superior shore and overlooking Lake of the Clouds, a continuation of the same copper-bearing bedrock found farther northeast on the Keweenaw Peninsula. A second ridge farther inland, on the other side of Lake of the Clouds, includes Summit Peak, the highest point in the mountains at 1,958 feet.  Rivers, waterfalls, swamps, and lakes lie between the rocky outcroppings. There are a number of waterfalls on the Presque Isle River in the extreme western side of the park. ~wikipedia

EAST SIDE

Lake of the Clouds Overlook is accessible from the East t side of the park.  It is hard to beat the view from here.   This area is wheelchair accessible via a long ramp.

It was mid 39 degrees with a 30+ MPH wind when we visited – Brrrrrr, it was cold.  I must say that an iPhone does a tremendous job with a panorama.  My phone was all over the place in that wind.  You can see by the weather map below; although Lake Superior is a cold lake, this time of year it’s relatively warm and turn that snow right into rain.

PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS

Don’t miss that photo op @ Porcupine Mountains Outpost.