Labor Day Weekend

A week before the Labor Day weekend, not even God had the plans for us to meet Judy's two sisters from the Dakota/Minnesota Plains. All of our travel plans came together at the last minute, and our meeting place and time... not too specific. In this tech age, we can always call each other's cell phones when lost. Except most of the wooded areas in the UP have virtually no cell reception. A very good thing we reached our meeting place, one of the picnic spots on the lakeshore, within minutes. After our picnic lunch, we went to see the scenic Lake of the Clouds, and then waded in the Lake Superior water. We realized those Dakota/Minnesota people are very similar to Yoopers, living in harmony with the wild nature in small rural areas. The only difference is that we can't see miles of open fields.

Second day, Sunday, we were just going out to the lake for some rock picking. Next thing we knew, we found ourselves up on top of the Copper Peak ski jump.

The truth is that any of these pictures could not fully capture the experience... to stand 1200 feet above Lake Superior! I was a bit, OK pretty scared when walking up the metal grated steps at the top, while Joe skipped his way up to the very, very top. The above photo is the view minus the snow that a crazy ski jumper would face before diving!

After that we went down to the lake and appreciated being on the ground.

Our wonderful Labor Day weekend trip came to an end with Sunday BBQ dinner. We were so glad to finally meet Judy's two sisters and their husbands. Needless to say, I slept all the way home with a full belly, while Joe safely drove us home.