Big Boats / by Dave Hileman

Early in the morning we walked to the upper and lower falls in the Amnicon Falls State Park (WI) to try some photography. Thought some of the shots were decent. That is not a forgone conclusion especially on this trip where weather and, well, me have limited opportunities. Maybe that is changing. We did a short drive to a combo marine and RV park on the harbor in Duluth. Great site. We walked to the Corps of Engineer Museum where there is a lift bridge and a long passage into the harbor. We watched our first Great Lakes ship, ply the waters and into the harbor. Neat. We also found a top 20 maybe top 10 (hard to tell good ice cream has been harder to find than photos.) so it might be a case of really good cause everything else since Cruze was mediocre. A drive on the scenic parkway was disappointing and sunset like all the others so far on this trip simply a bare splash of pastels and then gone in a minute. But there is ship coming in at 5AM, maybe….

The Lower Falls and a sun dappled pool in the morning hours.

The Lower Falls and a sun dappled pool in the morning hours.

1.9 miles out

1.9 miles out

Entering the passage past a light house

Entering the passage past a light house

623 feet by 69 feet and holding scores of tons of limestone. A smaller Great Lakes ship.

623 feet by 69 feet and holding scores of tons of limestone. A smaller Great Lakes ship.