I know I’ve been hitting the Yoopers pretty hard here, but seriously, this is some gorgeous country, and we’ve never been treated with anything but courtesy by any of the locals. We’ll still be in the UP for a few more days. Today we leave Munising, but we’re coming back this winter to snowshoe back into some of the falls and see some of the ice caves in the area. Our destination today is Indian Lake State Park in Manistique.
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I know I’ve been hitting the Yoopers pretty hard here, but seriously, this is some gorgeous country, and we’ve never been treated with anything but courtesy by any of the locals. We’ll still be in the UP for a few more days. Today we leave Munising, but we’re coming back this winter to snowshoe back into some of the falls and see some of the ice caves in the area. Our destination today is Indian Lake State Park in Manistique.
On the way out we have to stop at the sanitation station, to, you know, dump the dootaa 16. However, when I donned my latex gloves and went to get the sewer hose, a situation presented itself. Somewhere between our first stop in Onaway and here, the cap came off the sewer hose storage tube. Now the hose is gone.
Aaaaooooggaaahhh! Aaaaaooogggaahhh! Red Alert!
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Thankfully, they have a replacement at the camp store right there by the dump station, very reasonably priced (ahem). After I told my story to the lady behind the counter, and handed her my credit card, she said, “Ya, well, ya know it’s gonna be a good day when ya can spend ur raha17 on a new sewer hose, ya know18?”
So the situation was contained. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say no longer contained.
Cancel Red Alert!
It’s only a little over an hour to Indian Lake. This is an old state park; the pavilions were built by the CCC during the Great Depression. Not to say that it’s run down. On the contrary, this is a great park, with picnic areas, playgrounds, nice showers, a buoyed swim area, boat rentals, boat launch, and lots of sites right on the lake. We scoped it out for you: the best sites are 79, 80, 86, 88, 90, 91, and 94-109. All are level and are either on the lake or have unobstructed views of the lake.
Once we got set up we headed back up the Seney Stretch to the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, where we took a self guided driving tour. Lots of Trumpeter Swans there, as well as loons, eagles, and other wildlife. We may come back here and do some snowshoeing or XC skiing next winter.
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| Trumpeter Swan - Seney National Wildlife Refuge |
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