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Curry Park Campground Ironwood

January 15, 2022June 15, 2023 C. Ross Reinhold

Review Ironwood, Michigan Municipal Campground Curry Park is on the Western edge of Ironwood, located on US Highway 2. It is a city owned campground and is located next to Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Until recently we didn’t realize the campground was as extensive as it is. We had the impression it was primarily a tenting campground with only a few sites suitable for RVs. We also had the impression it wasn’t well-maintained; it looked somewhat “rustic.” In the fall of 2021 finding a vacant RV campsite was a challenge due…

Woodland Park Campground – Grand Marais

January 15, 2022June 15, 2023 C. Ross Reinhold

Campground Review – Grand Marais, Michigan Municipal Campground Woodland Park is situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior. It is one of our favorite RV campgrounds because it is located on one of the most popular rock hound and agate hunting beaches around the Big Lake. The campground is only three blocks from the main business section of Grand Marais and four blocks from the town swimming beach situated in a warm water bay off Lake Superior. The park is also at the Eastern Edge of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.…

Silver Bay Campground-Black Beach

January 14, 2022May 18, 2022 C. Ross Reinhold

Black Beach Campground at Silver Bay, Minnesota The city of Silver Bay has recently opened a RV and Tent Campground adjacent to Black Beach Park. There’s a total of 49 campsites suitable for RVs. Some RV sites are 20/30 amp electric-only sites; while others are 20/30/50 amp electric sites with water and sewer hookups. Park amenities include Free Wi-Fi, a modern shower/bathhouse, a potable water station for those sites without water hookups, fire rings with grills, and easy access to nearby Black Beach Park on Lake Superior. There is no…

Fall Color – Black River Scenic Byway

October 25, 2021May 18, 2022 C. Ross Reinhold

We were in the Ironwood area at the end of September, about a week early for the best fall color along the National Forest Scenic Byway from Ironwood to Black River Harbor. The best fall color was actually in Ironwood at the Curry Park campground. Even though it wasn’t full color along the Scenic Byway, it was a beautiful sunny day for a drive and the fall landscape was quite colorful even so. On the way to the harbor we passed Powderhorn Mountain Ski Area with attractive splashes of color…

Tahquamenon Falls Video

August 19, 2018April 2, 2022 C. Ross Reinhold

Here’s a video (see below, scroll down) we put together from Jo’s family visit to Tahquamenon Falls near Paradise, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. The falls is located in Tahquamenon Falls State Park along the Tahquamenon River, which empties into Lake Superior. The park offers modern campgrounds, several hiking trails, boating, canoeing, swimming, fishing, and other outdoor recreation activities. Learn more about the park at our Tahquamenon Falls Web Page. More Michigan UP Waterfalls along Lake Superior – See our video of Rainbow Falls on the Black River

Apostle Island Sea Caves

February 14, 2018April 2, 2022 C. Ross Reinhold

Visiting the Apostle Islands Sea Caves In 2016 we chartered a boat ride with Captain Mike out of Cornucopia for an Apostle Islands Sea Caves and Sunset Tour. We had previously taken a similar trip around the islands with Apostle Islands Cruise Service on one of their 65 foot long cruise ships. Captain Mike’s ship is half that length and his cruise is customized to his passengers (there were only four of us) needs. So we got closer to the caves and saw more detail and variety of sights than we…

Pictured Rocks Boat Cruise

February 7, 2018April 2, 2022 C. Ross Reinhold

The Pictured Rocks of Pictured Rocks National Park In September of 2016 Jo and Donna took the Pictured Rocks Cruise on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. We had taken the Sunset Pictured Rocks Cruise a few years ago but that was an early evening cruise on a more overcast day, so the girls were looking forward to doing another cruise – in the daytime and when the sun was shining. The cruise ship was packed as many other people also felt this was a great day for a cruise out on…