• Monday-What'sUP August 5 - 09:14 am

Chris Gariepy, along with his family and friends made the trek to the tip of the Keweenaw with their side-by-side recreational vehicles. Probably one of the best ways to get out there, since the road is a bit rough and can be quite wet in spots.

Their first stop on this day, was at Schlatter Lake, which is located 8 miles east of Copper Harbor. The trees you see across the lake are actually on an island in the middle of Schlatter, which you can camp on, but a user permit is needed to do so and can be obtained free, from Fort Wilkins State Park.

Moving further east, the next stop was at the tip of the Keweenaw, known as High Rock Bay. You can see Manitou Island on the horizon and if you were able to zoom the photo in closer, you'd catch a glimpse of Gull Rock Lighthouse on the right side of the island there.

After leaving High Rock, they headed over on the southern side of the Keweenaw tip, to Keystone Bay. As you can see, there's a beautiful beach there, which the kids took advantage of, throwing sticks for their dog to fetch.

For a better perspective of this remote area that Chris took us to, today, click on the following link, which will take you to a map of the area with all three locations marked. You'll be able to scroll to make the map smaller or larger, plus you can move it side to side, to see Manitou or Copper Harbor if you go far enough west: michigan.hometownlocator.com

Very nice...what a swell outing and about as far away from it all as you can get.

Great photos of some great places. Thanks, Chris!

My kind of day!

Looks like a beautiful place to visit!
Thanks, Chris!

Would love to make that trip! Thanks for the great pictures ~ looks like they had a great time!

Fantastic photos of Keweenaw fun! Oh what fun it is to ride in a "one horse open sleigh"... or a 4 wheeler!

Great Pictures!!

This is why I keep checking in every day.

Thirty-nine years ago I took off one weekend, hitched a ride to Copper Harbor and hiked from the end of US 41 to spend the night at both Keystone Bay and High Rock Bay. Oh what memories you bring back. At that time there was no plaque at High Rock Bay documenting it's history. I remember saying to my self about the slabs of concrete, "These would make great rocket launch pads." Little did I know at the time that it had been active just 5 years earlier.

http://www.gt.org/keweenaw-rocket-base/index.html

Thanks for the memories.

Beautiful pictures Chris!

Thank you D.A. for that link....never knew that.

Also, thank you for your memories, they sound golden. I can picture it all.

When I'm resting with my eyes closed. And I can hear the quiet surround me, I can imagine the sounds of The Lake soothing me. And I find myself visualizing the area you shared with us, I don't want to ever leave there. Thank you a million.

Beautiful pics, both places are fantastic by boat or 4 wheelin. My profile pic was taken at High Rock Bay, can't wait to get back there with Marty.

in 1992 or 1993, I camped nearby with a couple of friends. We had no knowledge of the rocket base, and did not see the concrete pad. We must have been one clearing over from it, and just never ventured that direction.
My favorite memory from that trip was the 2 track road to get from the end of 41 to High Rock Point... crossing a creek with about 12 inches of water. In the morning, it started to rain, and we decided we needed to get on the other side of that creek as we had no idea if it would flood. We packed up camp in record time!

in 1992 or 1993, I camped nearby with a couple of friends. We had no knowledge of the rocket base, and did not see the concrete pad. We must have been one clearing over from it, and just never ventured that direction.
My favorite memory from that trip was the 2 track road to get from the end of 41 to High Rock Point... crossing a creek with about 12 inches of water. In the morning, it started to rain, and we decided we needed to get on the other side of that creek as we had no idea if it would flood. We packed up camp in record time!

Sorry for double post, the "preview" page never returned to the main page, and I when I refreshed it, it apparently duplicated the post.