Day 19: Tuesday, June 29th
I awoke at 5:00 and arose at 6 to a crisp and clear 47 degree Manistique morning. I had my coffee and fig bars, then went for a short, but invigorating walk on the Greenway. It was cool and sunny and gorgeous.
When I got back to the room, Betsy and I discussed our plans for the day. Betsy decided she would walk the two miles on the Greenway to downtown and investigate some of the shops there, then enjoy a rest on the beach and walk the 2 miles back.
I decided to "take a day off" as my dad called it when he would, while on an extended trip, spend the day catching up on his notes, journal and trip research.
It seemed crazy to spend all day inside on such a gorgeous day, but that's what I did. I was able to get two days of my web journal done and by then Betsy was back and it was approaching supper time. We decided to check out the Upper Crust Cafe which Betsy and seen earlier. It was on the other side of the river in a newish and rather ugly business complex called Trader's Point.
We drove down to the end of the Greenway and parked in the lot next to the beach and light house, found our way to the bridge which carries US 2 across the Manistique River. While crossing the bridge we got a good look at Manistique Papers, a paper mill whose products contain 100% recycled materials. We then walked over to Trader's Point. When we got there, Betsy mosied over to the complex to check things out. Unfortunately, the Upper Crust was not open. They only served lunch on Saturdays.
Back to the drawing board. Our options were limited so it was back to Cedar Street Cafe for dinner "where we had a ho-hum dinner." - Betsy's Journal.
When we got back to the hotel, I packed up the car since we would be moving on the next morning. Betsy did quite a bit of online searching for camp sites up towards the Tahquamenon Falls State Park area.
It was slim pickin's. She made a list, wrote down directions and then located the campgrounds in our DeLorme Gazetteer for Michigan. All of them were Michigan DNR campgrounds with pit toilets and no electric.
Then, lights out.