Friday July 24th
We left the KOA in Newberry, Michigan and drove 36 miles north to Tahquamenon (pronounced like phenomenon) State Park. What a beautiful place. We have a corner campsite that is large and comfortable.
Today, Saturday July 25th we visited the upper and lower falls of the Tahquamenon River. The brochure for the state park says, “Rising from springs north of McMillan and drains the watershed of an area of more than 790 square miles. From its source, it meanders 94 miles before emptying into Whitefish Bay. The amber color of the water is not rust nor is it muddiness; it is caused by tannin leached from the Cedar, Spruce, and Hemlock in the swamps drained by the river. The extremely soft water churned by the action of the falls causes the large amounts of foam, which has been the trademark of the Tahquamenon since the days of the voyagers.”
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Isn't whitefish bay where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down? Sounds like your having a great time.
Chris from Windham.
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