We visited the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock, Michigan. Jenn has Finnish ancestry, so it was particularly interesting for her.
















The adjoining North Wind Books store:




We visited the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock, Michigan. Jenn has Finnish ancestry, so it was particularly interesting for her.
















The adjoining North Wind Books store:




We took a scenic drive around the upper Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Here’s an interactive map of our route, heading counter/anti-clockwise (Jenn recently pointed out that I always write “anti-clockwise”, but “counter-clockwise” is the typical American form; my Kiwi roots showing again):
Lake Linden:

The beginning of US 41:

Copper Harbor:

Copper Harbor Overlook, with a view of Lake Superior:






Esrey Park overlook:






Eagle Harbor lighthouse:

Jacob’s Falls:


Keweenaw snow thermometer:

Quincy Mine Hoist:

We visited Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, journeying there and back on a small floatplane; much faster than a boat.
An interactive map of the Rock Harbor area is Isle Royale:
Float plane:









Isle Royale:

Lunch at the cafe:


Seating and harbor:

We did a hike on Stoll Trail:










A post-hike snack:

Loons:

Back to the float plane for the return journey:








We stayed at Hancock City Park in Hancock, Michigan. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice waterfront(ish) site in a city park in the UP.
Dates:
Weather:
Noise:
Site:
Utilities:
Internet (in usage priority order):
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Our review on Campground Reviews:
Great basecamp for UP adventures
We stayed here for a week to explore Isle Royale NP and the UP and would happily stay here again; there’s just so much to do in the area. Our site was a back-in with a view over Portage Lake, and it was nice to watch the boats going out. This site had 50A electric, but no other utilities. Potable water and a dump station were conveniently near the exit. The site was spacious, which was nice, even if it did invite people to take a shortcut through it from the walking path. We camped at Hancock City Park in a Motorhome.
Campground map:

An interactive map:
Our site:





Been a while since we used the griddle… and haven’t used it since:

No water or sewer at our site, so I filled the water bladder at the dump station:

Pumping water from the bladder into the coach:

And pumping the black and gray tanks into the tote in the truck:

Dumping from the tote:

There was a path to the beach next to our site:

The beach:



We dipped our toes in Lake Superior:

Ranger III going by; the boat to Isle Royale (but we took a float plane instead, much faster):

A sailboat:

We tried Culver’s for the first time; perhaps overly friendly staff, but tasty food:


We would have preferred site 48; nicely tucked away, with no neighbors, and water view on the passenger side:

Site 53 would also be good; obviously set up as a front-in site (despite being mostly occupied by trailers awkwardly fronting in most of the time):

Other sites:




Tent site:

Check in office:

Playground:

Boat parking area:

Boat launch:

We’d be happy to stay here again (preferably in site 48 or 53, but site 55 was next best).
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 261 miles from Kewaunee, Wisconsin to Hancock, Michigan.
We drove our coach 261 miles, about five hours of driving, from Kewaunee, Wisconsin to Hancock, Michigan.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north, from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Giant grandfather clock in Kewaunee, Wisconsin:

Interesting building:

I-43 North:

Bridge over Fox River:

Rail crossing:

Fuel stop:

Fun with zoom:

“Welcome to Pure Michigan”:

Roadside park:

“Enter Eastern Time Zone” — for the last time (for now):

Our first glimpse of Lake Superior:

Houghton, a cute college town:


Bridge over the Keweenaw Waterway:

City of Hancock:


Hancock City Park campground:

Our site:

We stayed at Kewaunee RV & Campground in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A one night stopover at a rather tight campground.
Dates:
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Noise:
Site:
Utilities:
Internet (in usage priority order):
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Our review on Campground Reviews:
Cramped campground, mostly seasonal
We stayed for one night and didn’t want to unhook our tow vehicle, but the staff who guided us to our site helped get us situated. I did not, however, appreciate being reprimanded for booking online and not calling to book a site “that would fit us.” First off, they advertise as being “big-rig friendly,” and 2, I didn’t see any sites that were longer than the one we were in, and we pretty much filled the entire site end-to-end. I’m not sure what “big-rig friendly” means to them, as all the interior roads were narrow and hard to navigate around the seasonal residents’ cars and other obstacles. Apart from the cramped nature of the sites, they did have lovely landscaping around the common areas and lots of neat garden art. We enjoyed walking over to the frozen custard place for dinner, but that alone isn’t enough to stay here again. We camped at Kewaunee RV & Campground in a Motorhome.
Campground map:

An interactive map:
Our site:




Utilities:

Other sites, mostly seasonal:



An art:


Pool:

We walked to the nearby Kewaunee Custard & Grill for dinner:




The food was tasty, but the campground was not great. We likely wouldn’t stay here again, though there weren’t a lot of good options in the area.
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 184 miles from Milton to Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
We drove our coach 184 miles, about three hours of driving, from Milton to Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
I-39 North:

Fuel stop:

Exit:

Exit to I-41 North:

We stopped at Tabberts for lunch:





I’m not usually a French toast kinda guy, but I saw that they had super-thick French toast, so had to try it; it was tasty:

Back to the coach (plenty of parking):

I-41 North:

EAA Aviation Museum:

Oshkosh:

Exit to 29 East:

Kewaunee:


Kewaunee RV Campground:

