Our visit and time in Houghton

July 11, 2014

Tomorrow Patti leaves to return to St. Louis.  We've had a great vacation - sleeping late, talking for hours, laughing, and crying (just like we did as kids) and now it is back to work for us both!  Patti in Belleville and me here at the farm.  I have my work cut out for me settling things here at Cold Comfort.  I think Patti has enjoyed meeting the farm and the area. I am so blessed to have her in my life. 

We've done most the Upper stuff, like having the Upper Breakfast of Champions - a Pasty and Cronut at Roy's, driving to Copper Harbor, visiting the Jampot, and shopping in Hougton.  Roy's Pasty Shop has now moved under the bridge, so while we had breakfast, we enjoyed the views from their restaurant balcony.

Roy's Breakfast Pasty and a filled Cronut - YUMMMMM!!

Houghton's Huge Lift Bridge

View from Houghton into Hancock across the Canal -

it's prettier that this photo shows, it actually looks like Italy

After breakfast, we drove to Copper Harbor, about 1.5 hours north, stopping at the Jampot (The Society of St. John's Poorrock Abbey) for local honey and sweets, Eagle River's waterfall, Eagle Harbor's lighthouse and finally Copper Harbor.  Enjoy the photos below.

Snow thermometer sign showing how much snow falls in the Keweenaw annually.  Last year it was close to the most snowfall they have had in the last 30 years.  They do get more snow than we do on the farm...but not much more.

                                                 

This photo speaks for itself; it was a lovely day with lots of sunshine!

 

Eagle River Waterfall

Waterfall bridge and Susan with sign

This evening I thought I'd drive Patti on Bay Shore Rd, near Cold Comfort, and in the middle of the road were these sweet family of three raccoons, without their mother.  They were crying for her so I got out of the truck and coaxed them off the road for their safety.  We have no idea if mom ever came back - we can only hope she did.