• Friday-What'sUP October 21 - 03:19 am

Grant Soehnel takes us on a mini tour, heading south on the south end of the Portage which, on land, would be in the Jacobsville area. These pictures tie right in with the discussion on sandstone that took place the other day. For me, the first word that comes to mind looking at these nearly vertical sandstone walls is "palisades," which refers to a line of bold cliffs. That's certainly an accurate description of the walls Grant photographed here. Just take a look at the angle of those trees right at the edge in the second and third shots. It's a wonder that the winds we've been having lately haven't just pushed them right over, into the water. That reminds me of a question you often hear, but with a different take on it for today's photos. When a tree falls off a cliff into the water and there's no one around to hear, does it still make a splash? :->

These pictures are fantastic!

Reminds me of the red clay at home where the East Branch of the Ontonagon River runs through my dad's farm.

Grant has so many great pictures in his album, Mary must have had a hard time choosing which ones to use.

...oh, and yes, it will make a splash, but only the women will hear it... ;-)

I wonder how many people today realize just how much of that sandstone was quarried and where it all went. There are buildings built out of U.P. sandstone as far away as Galveston, Texas. It was all the rage as far as a building material in the 1890s. The U.P. sandstone has some unusual weather resisting properties.

JT

Cindy -

Reminds me of another joke along those same lines:

If a man says something while walking in the woods and no one is around to hear him - is he still wrong? :)

Just kidding, guys - all in good fun!

-Melissa

Good morning everyone. These are great pictures! At first glance I thought it was Pictured Rocks - my bad! Still very pretty.

I just have to say one more time - I love living in the U.P.!!! : )

Have a great weekend everyone!

We see sandstone cliffs north of Assinins out our window on the east side of Keweenaw Bay. At sunrise they glow a blinding red! My husband tells everyone we can see the sunrise and sunset looking out our window across the Bay!

There is a great book entitled SANDSTONE ARCHITECTURE, of the Lake Superior Region, by Kathryn Bishop Eckert.

It discusses the history of area quarrying and some of the notable structures built with it.

magnificent pictures.

Outstanding pictures thank you for sharing.

Hi everyone. The sandstone walls are a sight to be seen! The stone was actually shipped over to England too! It truly is amazing how they quarried the stone and then got it to the ships without all the technology we have today!

Awesome picture. The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City is built of Jacobsville Sandstone.

And I wonder if that is because of John Jacob Astor and American Fur Trading traversing the UP?

My Grandfather John Wetton was the superintendent at the Jacobsville Quarrey and also the one at Hebard.

Those are some great picture's.And melissa after being married for 25yrs to a great wife the anwser is yes..LOL


Robert

Would anyone know if Jacobsville is named after
the famous John Jacob Astor? Thanks.

For the umpteenth time,I count the reasons why I need a kayak or canoe,or both.