Lake Superior - Dialup Warning

[KitchenWitch]

My husband and I went up to Hinckley and the north shore of Lake Superior for a mid-week getaway. Here are some pictures I took. I was very surprised to see the lake open (usually this time of year, the Coast Guard has to send the cutter boats through to open the shipping lanes.)

























The lighthouse in the pictures is the Split Rock Lighthouse (my all time favorite lighthouse)

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. Very pretty! I love the Lighthouse pic.

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

2. Thank you

I love lighthouses.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. Nice!

I really like the third pic, too.

[KitchenWitch]

4. Thank you

I wish I could have gotten a more elevated view of the Jetty.

[aQuArius]

5. WOW!!! B ........ eautiful!!!!!!

[KitchenWitch]

6. Thanks

The north shore of Lake Superior is one of my all time favorite places in the world (not that I have travelled all that much).

[aQuArius]

11. North Shore must be in Canada, right?

I have never been to Cananda :hide:

[KitchenWitch]

13. Nope, about half of the north shore is in Minnesota

We made it as far north as Silver Bay.

[aQuArius]

17. hmmmm.... looks like I need...

to brush-up on my geography Sorry, I've never been that far north!

[KitchenWitch]

19. Well if you take Interstate 35 until it ends

you will end up in Duluth MN. At the end of I-35 is MN state hwy 61 which runs up the north shore.

We are pretty far north though!

:hi:

[aQuArius]

21. Good thing I live only 2 miles from I-35

I'lljust drive a few days....

[KitchenWitch]

22. LOL

Sounds like fun.

[aQuArius]

26. Got Direction & Map!!! woohoo!

[MrScorpio]

7. Gitcheegoomee, baby!

That Ojibwa for ya!

[KitchenWitch]

9. Gitchee Gummi indeed!

:hi:

I saw you decked out in green!

Hubba Hubba!

[momophile]

8. thanks. I used to live about a mile from Lake Superior...

in WI near Brule. Can't say that I miss it - too damn cold for me. But it is pretty up there and I would visit it in the summer.:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

10. Oh, yeah.

The wind coming off the lake was brisk, to say the least. But the water was so blue, and the pictures truly did not do the area justice.

[Cobalt Violet]

12. Very cold looking water.

Makes me want to jump right in. I love those birch trees too. And of course the lighthouse on the rock is very pretty.

[KitchenWitch]

14. Thank you.

The water was so blue yesterday, the camera almost captured it.

[SmileyBoy]

15. You went to Taconite Harbor!!!

Kick ASS!!!

[KitchenWitch]

16. Yep!

I love it up there.

[SeattleGirl]

18. Beautiful! I really like the lighthouse!

Thanks, Kitchey! :bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

20. It is my all time fave!

I am glad you like it.

[SeattleGirl]

30. Here's my fav: Haceta Head Lighthouse on the Oregon coast.

[KitchenWitch]

31. Gorgeous!

I can see why she is your fave!

[liberaltrucker]

23. Absolutely beautiful, KW

I concur with you and others about the lighthouse.

Look out, Peggy. You're getting some competition.

:toast:

[KitchenWitch]

24. Hey LT!

Question: Do you ever get to the Hinckley Minnesota area during your travels?

[liberaltrucker]

27. Unfortunately, no.

Only been on and around Interstates 90 and 94.
Never been north of The Cities on I 35. Someday
when I get the time, I'd love to see more of your
State-in the summer, of course:).

[KitchenWitch]

28. Bummer - I was going to suggest two good places to eat!

:hi:

[FuzzySlippers]

25. Gorgeous pics, Kitchie!

Glad you had a good time!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

29. Thank you

We did.

My husband enjoyed himself playing the nickel slots one night!

[eyepaddle]

32. Careful there Glorious! We might want to keep that place a secret

Or maybe not. Share that beauty!

I love that lake. I think I'm gonna sea kayak (for a change of pace from the whitewater) a bit around Isle Royale at the end of May. That should be a very fun time!

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

33. Be careful of the currents!

I have heard the undertow in Lake Superior can be wicked!

:hi:

Sounds like a lot of fun though.

[mdmc]

34. beautiful

great journal!

[KitchenWitch]

35. Thank you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear KitchenWitch!

Welcome home, sweetie!

Awesome pictures! Sorry I'm so late......Just got done with dinner etc...

These are wonderful...You done good!

LiberalTrucker is right...I have some competition!

And it's about time I did, too!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

37. wow, sorry I missed this post earlier!

Thank you. I had fun with the camera this week.

[northofdenali]

38. Great lighthouse - my husband loves them

bookmarking for whenever he returns from the land of nod!

[KitchenWitch]

39. Thanks

I want my ashes scattered from that lighthouse.

[northofdenali]

40. I have never actually seen one "live"

just photos, in movies, etc.

Don't know why - you'd think as much as I've gotten around, I'd visit at least 1!!

One of my very best friends is from your area; was actually a "pilot" on one of the bigger boats. Crap, now I'm sad - I haven't seen him in months!! When he's around, I'm not, and etc. Last I heard, he was on a dogsled headed for Nome!

[KitchenWitch]

41. The lighthouse in the photo is now a "state park"

I believe it is no longer in use, other than for exhibition purposes.

I sure hope you find your friend and that his dogsled trip is safe.

[northofdenali]

42. Thanks, KitchenWitch -

He's fine, he just likes to "go to nowhere" - this wasn't an Iditarod run for him, just for fun. Some of my friends are rather odd!

So many lighthouses need to be on a protected list! My sister-in-law is CG auxiliary, and is a lighthouse fanatic - she must have replicas of 200 or so in her house, everything from little ceramic models to 3-D puzzles she's built. They are fascinating.

Plus, the blue in your lake is awesome!

[LNM]

47. They light it once a year. November 10 ...

The anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[KitchenWitch]

49. That makes sense!

[NMDemDist2]

43. Gorgeous! but frightening and sad there is NO ice this winter

no global warming here folks, just move along.


:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

53. I know

Some of the same people that claim no global warming are the ones who believe the Holocaust did not happen. :eyes:

[LaraMN]

44. Aww, that's a drive I've made so many times in my life, I couldn't even

begin to count! My Mom's family lives about 45 minutes up the shore from Two Harbors; we lived there for the earlier part of my childhood as well. Beautiful pics!

[KitchenWitch]

50. We ate lunch at Betty's Pies!

I was pleased to see they were open on Thursday.

[LaraMN]

54. I remember having lemon meringue pie there, and seeing

the biggest spider on a picnic table outside! I must have been about five...

[KitchenWitch]

55. I had a beef pastie

and the raspberry rhubarb crunch pie.

My husband had the chicken pastie and the bumbleberry pie.

We really enjoyed ourselves.

I did think of you whilst driving up there.

[xmas74]

45. I miss Lake Superior!

I lived in the UP for two years and I remember taking that first swim of the summer to this day.

[samplegirl]

46. beautiful pictures

thanks for sharing.

[KitchenWitch]

52. I was more than happy to share them with all of you!

:hi:

[no name no slogan]

48. I heard they sent the cutter through to Duluth this past week

It's strange there's no ice close to shore, though. Usually it kind of piles up by the twin ports in the spring-- or so I remember.

Very cool pics! The lake is very impressive in winter.

[KitchenWitch]

51. I thought it really odd that the inland water had no ice

I also heard that they sent the cutters in (I was thinking WHERE???)