The “grand tour”

Sunday 3 September
Another boat trip today, the Grand Tour, offering a narrated 55 mile scenic cruise, taking about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, passing a number of the islands, and featuring extensive sea caves, lighthouses, a former fishing camp, and former Brownstone quarries. The captain, who also gave the narration, was very informative and humorous, which made for a fun and interesting time. At the principal places of interest, such as the sea caves of Devils Island, and the lighthouses on Devils Island and Raspberry Island, he would turn the boat around, so everyone got a good view. My collage focuses especially on these features. The central image is the lighthouse on Devils Island, first lit in 1891 it eventually became the last manned station in the Apostle Islands. It was automated in 1978. My lower right image shows the Raspberry Island lighthouse, first built in 1862 and rebuilt in the early 1900s to make room for the light keepers and their families.
Most of my images however feature the arches, caves and caverns carved into the reddish brown sandstone in the cliffs on the north shore of Devils Island. As we cruised past other islands, we saw several bald eagles, perched high on trees, along the shore. A great way to spend a hot morning.
In the afternoon, we went to Frog Bay Tribal national park, located on the Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa reservation. Jen and Laura did a short hike ending at the pebble beach, whereas Roger and I walked direct to the beach along a flat grassy track. Taking a dip was certainly tempting, but unfortunately I hadn’t taken my swimsuit, but the rest of them did!
From there, we went on to Bayfield winery and Blue Ox Cider, and did some more tasting. They had a nice set up, with a bit tent outside, and they offered a charcuterie and cheese appetizer plate to accompany your tasting - see extra.
Step count: 8,307