We started the day at the Au Sable lighthouse trail head. It's a 4 mile round trip hike and it took us through some great flora and fauna. The vegetation we passed was ever changing and we kept stopping to gaze at something new at every turn. This is the most colorful mushroom I have ever seen.
This stretch of beach is spectacular and it's also deadly. There have been many shipwrecks along this area over the years and that prompted the construction of the Au Sable lighthouse.
At the end of our hike we were treated to this view of the Au Sable light house. The light was put into service on August 19,1874 and remains in service today although the lamp oil light has been replaced with a solar powered modern light. The tower is 86 feet tall and when oil was used to fire the lamp it could be seen 17 miles into Lake Superior.
From there we headed to Sable falls in the same area and found this pretty falls at the end of a short hike. Do we look happy? I hope so... our fun meter is pegged!
From there it was off to Grand Marais and lunch at Lake Superior brewing company and a look around town. Back at the trailer at 4:00pm tired and ready to put our feet up. Tomorrow we head to Mackinaw City for a couple of days of looking around there.
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