Little Bay de Noc in Hiawatha National Forest
There are no lights around here so it was a good night for star gazing, but it clouded over and stormed mightily all night long. By early morning the rain stopped and the wind dried up most of the puddles. Penny made fish hash out of the leftovers from last night, yum!
We enjoyed the solitude and beauty of this park; we’ll be back! But we are on a schedule to reach Penny’s 50th HS reunion this weekend, so we headed for the Mackinac bridge and Penny’s folk’s house to spend the night. On the way, Penny insisted that I try a pasty, which is a traditional British meal. It’s a dough wrapped meat or vegetable pie miners would carry down into the mines. So, not too far from the bridge, I pulled into a restaurant advertising the dish. I ordered bison; Penny went with beef. It was delicious! Too much, I thought at first, but I ate the whole thing.
Next summer we hope to take more time exploring the UP. I’m told we just scratched the surface.