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Walking
the Mighty Mac
Here we are at the start of the annual 42nd Annual Labor Day
Mackinac Bridge Walk.
Picture taken 09/06/99.
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Crowded
Bridge!
Bridge Walkers own both southbound lanes for several hours.
The school buses shuttle walkers who want to start the walk and walkers
who have completed the walk, to St. Ignace.
Picture taken 09/06/99. |
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Approaching
the First Tower
The walk begins in St. Ignace and this is the first of the huge
towers holding up the bridge.
Picture taken 09/06/99.
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Down
to One Lane
About one hour into the walk, they forced the walkers into one
lane.
Picture taken 09/06/99. |
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Finish
Line!
It took us about one hour and fifty minutes to walk the five miles
over the Mackinac Bridge.
Picture taken 09/06/99.
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Baby
Snapping Turtle
We took its mother's picture on June 10, 1999. You can see
her picture down below!
Picture taken 09/06/99. |
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View
Into Dana's
Peering into Dana's after you come down our excellent tree-covered
Up North driveway. Picture taken 09/03/99.
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Cabin
8
Picture taken 09/03/99. |
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Shuffleboard
Court
Picture taken 09/03/99.
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Sunrise
Over Dana's
Picture taken 08/24/99. |
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"Minnowing"
Picture taken 08/23/99.
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Back
to Dana's
Returning from a visit to Grandma's house. Picture taken 08/23/99. |
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Powell
Point
This is where the Grand Island ferry departs. Picture taken 08/22/99.
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Grand
Island Ferry
Picture taken 08/22/99. |
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Good
Times!
We enjoyed a perfect day at the U.P. State Fair! Picture taken 08/18/99.
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Steam
Engine
This old steam engine powers a large saw used to demonstrate the way trees
used to be milled. Picture taken 08/18/99. |
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Pile
O' Pigs
I found this sleeping pile of pigs at the U.P. State Fair. Picture taken
08/18/99.
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Ride
at the U.P. State Fair
Picture taken 08/18/99. |
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New
Calf
This calf is only four days old. Picture taken 08/18/99.
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Brand
New Lamb
This lamb (and his sleeping twin) were born just an hour before this photo
was taken. Picture taken 08/18/99. |
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Dana's
Playground
The playground has seen a lot of action this summer!
Picture taken 08/13/99. |
The
Campfire Gang
The nightly campfire is a great place to meet other guests and enjoy
conversation.
Picture taken 07/19/99. |
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The
Limestone Herb Company
This picturesque herb farm is located on M67 between Chatham and Trenary.
Picture taken 07/11/99.
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Holmquist
Feed Mill
A great small town feed mill that provides exceptional customer
service. Located in Trenary.
Picture taken 07/11/99. |
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The
Pacific Hotel
Located in Chatham, this historic 1800's hotel is now a restaurant.
Picture taken 07/11/99.
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The
Valley Spur Bike Route
Picture taken 07/13/99. |
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Superior
Sunset
This picture was taken at the Scenic Overlook
at Au Train Bay, Lake Superior. Picture taken 07/05/99.
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The
"Fort"
Picture taken 07/06/99. |
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Evening
at Dana's
This is a view of the "office" and
rec center. They playground is on the right. Picture taken
07/06/99.
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One
of Dana's Lillies
Picture taken 07/06/99. |
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Face
in the Rock - Au Train
This is the worn remains of a face carved into
a Lake Superior cliff by a French Trapper in 1820. Located near the
Village of Au Train.
Picture taken 07/06/99.
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4th
of July Fireworks - Munising
Picture taken 07/06/99. |
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4th
of July Fireworks - Munising
Picture taken 07/06/99.
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4th
of July Fireworks - Munising
Picture taken 07/06/99. |
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4th
of July Fireworks - Munising
Picture taken 07/06/99.
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4th
of July Parade - Munising
They still do it the old fashioned way. People in the parade hand
out candy to the kids as they make their way along the parade
route.
Picture taken 07/04/99. |
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4th
of July Parade - Munising
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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4th
of July Parade - Munising
The Knights of Columbus.
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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4th
of July Parade - Munising
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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4th
of July Parade - Munising
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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Au
Train Bridge
Local daredevils leap from the bridge into the
Au Train River.
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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Au
Train Beach
Just 2.8 miles from Dana's Lakeside Resort. This is where the
Au Train River flows into Lake Superior.
Picture taken 07/04/99. |
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Au
Train Bridge
Jumping off backwards!
Picture taken 07/04/99.
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Au
Train Falls
Five miles south of Dana's Lakeside Resort on H03 (Forest Lake
Road) Picture taken 07/02/99. |
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Au
Train Falls
Located on H03 (Forest Lake Road) about 5 miles
south of Dana's Lakeside Resort.
Picture taken 07/02/99.
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Jilbert's
Dairy
Excellent ice cream shop!
Picture taken 06/21/99. |
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Ojibway
Casino
Located on M28 near Harvey.
Picture taken 06/21/99.
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Old
Bank Building
Washington St. Downtown Marquette. Picture taken 06/21/99. |
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Gokarts
at Moose Tracks
You can drive these at Moose Tracks fun spot across from
Menards in Marquette. Picture taken 06/21/99.
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Nice
Mess of Perch
Picture taken 06/21/99. |
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Seaplane
at Dana's Beach
The pilot was on his way to Marquette when he ran low on fuel
and landed on Au Train Lake! He filled his tank and took off a little while later!
Picture taken 06/14/99.
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Dock
O' Lunds
Picture taken 06/13/99. |
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Dana's
Pedal Boat
The kids really like cruising in the pedal boat. Picture
taken 06/08/99.
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Dana's
Snapping Turtle
This is the second year this turtle has made her way to Dana's to lay her eggs.
Picture taken 06/10/99. |
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Air
Hockey!
The air hockey game really gets a workout! Picture taken
06/08/99.
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East
Channel, Munising Bay
Picture taken 06/04/99. |
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View
of Grand Island
Picture taken 06/04/99.
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Rock
River
A quaint old mill to the west of Au Train. Picture taken 06/03/99. |
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Iron
Ore Dock, Marquette
This dock was last used in the early 70's and is scheduled for
demolition this summer. Picture taken 06/03/99.
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Iron
Ore Dock, Marquette
Picture taken 06/03/99. |
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Sunny
View
A particularly fine day.
Picture taken 06/03/99.
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New
Lund Boats!
Picture taken 05/27/99. |
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New
Boats!
Picture taken 05/27/99.
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Au
Train Lake
This photo was taken from the northwest corner of the lake looking to the east.
Picture taken 05/26/99. |
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Au
Train Bay, Lake Superior
This fantastic sand beach is on M28 at the blinking
yellow light at the
Au Train intersection. Picture taken 05/26/99.
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Friends
and Food
This Au Train restaurant serves great food! Picture taken 05/26/99. |
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Au
Train Post Office
This building is shared by Peoples Bank and the U.S. Post
Office. Picture taken 05/26/99.
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Au
Train Lake
This is a view to the south taken from the northeast corner of the lake.
Picture taken 05/26/99. |
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Au
Train Bay, Lake Superior
Picture taken 05/26/99.
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Au
Train Grocery
This is one of Au Train's two small grocery stores.
Picture taken 05/26/99. |
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Kewadin
Casino
The casino is about 8 miles to the east of Au Train in
Christmas, MI. Picture taken 05/26/99.
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Cabin
6
This photo shows Cabin 6 with one of our new swings looking out over
Au Train Lake.
Picture taken 05/22/99. |
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Campfire
Ring
Here's a closer shot of the campfire ring. There will be
many marshmallows toasted here this summer! Picture taken 05/22/99.
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Nice
View
Some of our new Lake Superior sand is in the foreground. You can also see the
campfire ring with the chairs circling it. You can also see our dock with some of
the soon-to-be-retired pink fishing boats.
Picture taken 05/22/99. |
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Cabin
6
A nice photo of cabin 6. You probably can't tell how
proud we are of the new swings!
Picture taken 05/22/99.
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Cabin
5
This photo shows off a couple of our new hand-crafted cedar swings.
Picture taken 05/22/99. |
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The
Home/Office
Believe it or not, we spent last winter in this cottage!
You can see the playground "fort" in the foreground.
Picture taken 05/22/99.
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Cabin
8 View of the Lake
Cabin 8 has a secluded, private feeling with an excellent view of the lake.
Picture taken 05/22/99. |
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Lilly
of the Valley
We have a very large group of these flowers surrounding one of
our largest maple trees.
Picture taken 05/22/99.
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First
Big Walleye of 1999
Wayne Louden brought in the first big Walleye of the 1999 season. Picture
taken 05/15/99. |
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Trees
Along the Driveway
The birch trees are finally getting leaves, it's really
starting to look more like Summer now!
Picture taken 05/16/99.
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Retired
Fleet
The pink fiberglass boats, long a trademark of Dana's, will be retired the second
the new Lund fishing boats arrive! Picture taken 05/16/99. |
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New
Hewitt Dock Sections
My sons are standing on the new sections of Hewitt Dock we
purchased this Spring. We plan to replace the rest of the dock later this year.
Picture taken 05/16/99.
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The
Dock is Out!
My brother Kent helped us get the dock out this year. One of the old pink
boats is in the foreground.
Picture taken 05/16/99. |
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Fish
Cleaning House Update
Long-time guests Wayne and Diane Louden brought a new counter
top, new sink, faucet and provided lots of hard work. It's a great place to clean
fish! Picture taken 05/15/99.
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Our
New Sign!!
My brother Kent, my parents Kedric and Sue, Kaeleigh and the rest of us painted,
sawed, assembled and hoisted this new sign! The letters are from the original sign.
Picture taken 05/15/99. |
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New
Parking Lot
Overcrowded parking near cabins has been a problem since we
purchased the resort. This new parking lot should relieve congestion around the
cabins! Picture taken 05/12/99.
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The
Boats are In!
The Pictured Rocks Cruise boats are in the water.
Picture taken 05/05/99. |
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Bayshore
Marina is in business!
Picture taken 05/05/99.
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The
Information Center
Hiawatha National Forest and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Information Center.
Picture taken 05/05/99. |
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Munising
Post Office
Picture taken 05/05/99.
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Ben
Franklin
Picture taken 05/05/99. |
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Madigan's
Hardware
Picture taken 05/05/99.
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Gift
Station
Picture taken 05/05/99. |
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North
Country Bank
Picture taken 05/05/99.
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