Friday 9-28 Another Dreary Day

Rainy day

Once again it rained a good part of the night and when we woke up the roads were wet. We went over to the bathroom and took showers. Then we waited for an hour or so for the roads to dry a little.

Our destination today was only 40 miles down the road but Larry wanted to drive on up the coast a ways and loop around Houghton and Hancock. The drive was very pretty with all the fall colors, each day we see a little more fall colors. Both towns are very nice and have a lot of old historic buildings. After driving around we drove towards the lift bridge. Larry wanted to see if he could park someplace close to the bridge so I could get a good picture. He found a beautiful park area with docks and a wooden walkway that  goes along the lake shores. The area is owned by the City of Hancock. We walked the dock area and found a great place to see the lift bridge. The only way to drive across the lake is via the lift bridge. When the bridge isn't lifted the height from the water to the bridge is 36', to accommodate tall ships the bridge can be raised to where that distance is 100'. If the bridge is raised cars have to wait until it is lowered again to cross. We were not lucky enough to see the bridge raised for a ship. After looking at the bridge we were back on the road.

The lift bridge

A ship in the harbor

Our destination today was Baraga Michigan. It's a small town located on the Ojibwa reservation. We decided to stay at the local casino which has an RV park. The casino is small and in need of some maintenance but it's a good place to stay for the night. When you check in they give each of you a voucher for $5 to play in the casino and a voucher for 1 free drink. You can also use the pool and spa. The rv sites are first come first serve, when we arrived there were only three available.

I went over and signed up for their players card. The lady who took care of me said if I gave her an e-mail address I could get another $10.00 to play with. I played for three hours with their money and came back with $20.00. While I was gambling it continued to rain off and on. After dinner I went back and gave the $20.00 back to the casino. I had a great time gambling with the casino's money.

When I got back from gambling the rain came back. I've been very lucky getting back to the Minnie before rain came. I had a great day.