M58 From Munising to Grand Marais

 We awoke to another gorgeous day!  A bit of a slower start got us out the door about 10 and we made our first stop at the Pictured Rocks Intrepretive Center, which apparently is housed in an old bank!  

They had a great gift shop here and we picked up a few things for ourselves and others.  

Our next stop was the Munising Falls Visitors Center where we viewed - you guessed it - Munising Falls!  It was fairly easy to access and quite pretty.  

A few more signs of fall in the water.

Next was a stop at Sand Point.  In the distance you can see the boat we took last night to see the Pictured Rocks. 

At this point we decided to go on to Grand Marais and grab lunch then do some of the other spots we wanted to see on the way back.  Grand Marais was a cute little town.  

The first place we considered for lunch we vetoed after opening the door.  It had loud country music and a bar vibe.  That was not what we were looking for.  Breakwall was our second choice and it was perfect.  As I was approaching the counter to order, a gentleman was also approaching and offered to let me to go first.  I thanked him and said "I must look really hungry" to which he replied "you look content" which was sweet, and I said that I was!  And thanked him of course.  Here was our view thru the open window which provided a nice breeze.

This was right behind the Breakwall restaurant.  There is a lighthouse out there in the distance.

We began to work our way back and our first stop was Sable Falls.  It was a short walk to the falls, but there were a LOT of stairs.  There were various viewing platforms along the way.  We did not go all the way to the beach because our focus was the waterfall and face it - we've seen quite a few beautiful beaches.

Next stop - Log Slide.  This was one Bill was very excited to see.  It required a short walk, but again it was on sand part of the way which does make it a bit more difficult.  It was beautiful!

Can you spot the elusive photographer in his overgrown environment?  

Almost as soon as we got there a biting fly started chowing down on me.  I smacked a couple, but when they started coming back for more I bailed and went back to the car.  They bit Bill too.  Tomorrow we will put on bug spray, which we didn't anticipate needing today. 

Our final stop was the Lake Superior overlook.  This is one impressive body of water!

We ended our day with dinner at the Dogpatch which was just what we needed to finish off our day.  Our adventures continue tomorrow.