Day 065 - L'Anse to Houghton - Two Far 2023 - Oranges to Apples

June 19, 2023

Day 065 - L'Anse to Houghton

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At the risk of being repetitive, it was another good day.

Once again, I spent the entire ride on US-41, but traffic was lighter than yesterday. For the first half of the ride, I was near the water and it was very cool, but as soon as I left the shoreline it warmed up nicely.

Looking out over L'Anse Bay towards Baraga on a hazy morning.

Looking back across L'Anse Bay towards L'Anse from the lighthouse.

Jeanna met me in Chassell, where we had C-Store pizza for lunch. While we were trying to decide between pepperoni or sausage, (the only options in the case), a gentleman asked what we would like. When I mentioned that we would really like a veggie slice, he stepped into the back room and told someone to make a veggie pizza. It turned out the man was the delivery driver for Hunt's Brothers Pizza. While we waited for our pizza to bake, Dave told us all about the business model for Hunt's Bros., why their pizza was so good, and how much he liked his job. We had a lot of questions, Dave had a lot of anwers, and the pizza was ready before the conversation was over!

After lunch it was only about 8 miles to the motel. I had some nice water views of the Keweenaw Waterway as I approached Houghton.

Looking across the Keweenaw Waterway. The Keweenaw Waterway is partly natural and partly manmade and separates the northern part of Keweenaw Peninsula from the rest of the peninsula. The northern part is locally known as Copper Island. However, Copper Island is not officially recognized as an island.

A steep bluff leads down to the waterway.

Once we were checked into the hotel, we visited the Seaman Mineral Museum. Unlike yesterday's museum, this one was excellent, and I highly recommend it. Before we entered the museum proper, we visited their small garden, which was a mixture of a botanical garden and a geological garden.