Hancock to Copper to Hancock, MI

When we left for Copper Harbor it was cloudy but not too cold with the wind at our backs. Our route took us up the west side because Doug told us there's a big hill to climb at Mt Bohemia by Lac La Belle. We followed route 203 to Calumet. There we stopped at the visitor center which had a nice display of the mining history in town. Since it was starting to rain we took our time inside. Next we went just down the street to Cafe Rosetta for lunch of soup and sandwich By this time it was pouring. We waited around for a while but the day was moving on and there were many more miles to go. Out came the rain jackets and off we went up to Ahmeek and turned onto Five Mile Point that goes to Eagle River where we had dinner the night before at Fitzgerald on the lake. Then going north onto Route 26 we passed Jacob Falls and there was the Jam Pot bakery that's run by monks. It came highly recommended and we bought some cookies, carrot cake muffin and two 1# loaf of rum cake and a brandy cake. We're saving those cakes because they last for up to a year. They'll be good when we really need some warming energy later on. By this time the sun was out. We finally made it to Copper Harbor and Fort Wilkins State Park about 6:30. Once camp was set up and we showered it was getting dark. We headed back into Copper Harbor for dinner at the Harbor House but it closed at 8:30, it was 8:36 so we ended up at the only open place. Food was ok. Made it back safely in the dark to camp where we could hear the bell on the channel buoy clang. What a great sound.

The southbound route took us out of Copper Harbor on US 41 up a big hill while still on a full stomach from breakfast at the Pines. Then we turned east on Lac La Belle Rd and down the big hill to the Lake Superior shoreline. We rode through Gay, MI and onto Lake linden and back to Hancock. Tom needed a new pair of sunglasses so we went to The Bike Shop in Houghton. My brakes were looking bad so I picked up some new brake pads. We had an early dinner at the Library Restaurant then had to ride back uphill to Shawn's house. There sure are a lot of hills in this area. We got the bikes cleaned up as we are riding on a paved sand dune and sand gets into everything. Time to finish the laundry and pack it in for the night


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