Category: USA Midwest Adventure

Welcome to Paradise

In case you did not know, Paradise is in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior. It may not be quite as you envisioned it.

Paradise has a tiny school

A library

A grocery store

A coffee shop

and a Chamber if Commerce tourist center

They have their own language and food. The Michigan upper peninsula is known as “da UP”. The people who live here are called “yoopers” and they call folks who live in lower Michigan ” trolls” cause they live under the (Mackinac) bridge.

They are fond of eating pasties filled with beef, carrots and potatoes, a lot like empanadas.

The main pastimes here are hunting, fishing, camping and snowmobiling. Paradise is nothing like Ithaca, except there are beautiful waterfall here too.

Tahquemenon State Park Upper Falls
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Heading North

We decided to go to airbnb in Charlevoix to escape 40 mph winds and rain at campsite.

Not fun to break camp in the rain.
We had an interesting conversation with Art, a retired physician and our camping neighbor. He told us about growing up Native American (Odawa) and Polish in Northern Michigan. He also told us interesting stories about being an emergency room physician.
Amber was a most gracious host at the Charlevoix House, which is right near the lighthouse, draw bridge and mushroom houses
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Sleeping Bear Dunes

Sleeping Bear Dunes map.png

We are finally camping. Today we hiked and biked, which felt great.

Our campsite before coffee.

Heritage bike trail at Sleeping Bear Dune National Park.

There was a spectacular view from the top of the sand dune.

We took my Uncle’s advice and decided not to do the climb down to the water!
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