ENTERING THE U.P.

• Our first view of Lake Superior - the Keweenaw Bay. As we drove our way out of Wisconsin, the clouds gathered up a somewhat irritable rainstorm. We loved it though, because we are, after all, Weather Channel junkies.
• We arrive to Houghton, Michigan - Gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula. We crossed over this neat elevator style bridge. The middle raises up and down to let water traffic through on the Portage river (leading from open Superior water to the Keweenaw Bay of Superior). But, in the winter the water freezes over. With no water traffic to worry about, they lower that middle section by one floor and the lower passage accommodates snowmobile users. Totally cool!
• Here's a shot of downtown Houghton. They have the enclosed footbridges to use from building to building when snow piles up on the streets in winter. I loved this town! I'm already campaigning for John and I to retire there. At least somewhere in the Keweenaw. If you look closely in the photo they even have mass transit there! I'm not sure why...other than it is a small college town (Michigan Tech).