Bemidji Trip - Day 7

Left Bemidji this morning and drove east on US-2. After just over an hour, we arrived in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Our first stop (1055L) was the Forest History Center State Historic Site, a "living history museum" that replicates a late Nineteenth Century logging camp. We spent several hours exploring the camp - cutting logs with a two-handled saw, helping lead horses towing big logs, eating flapjacks in the mess hall and watching men run across a river covered with logs. Nicky found some good souvenirs (1325L). We picked up a quick bite to eat at Burger King (1330L) and drove into Grand Rapids to look for the home of "Dorothy" ("Wizard of Oz"). The town had a nice little museum honoring Judy Garland - the kids liked that. After getting our fill of fun, we got back on US-2 and drove into Wisconsin, where we filled up the gas tank in Ashland (1615L). Shortly later, we arrived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I had wanted to take the kids to Pictured Rocks National Park (see MAR 1991), but it was clear by then that we wouldn't have the time. It was a pleasant drive, though. Got some more fuel (2200L) in Marquette, Michigan, and then kept driving east (on US-41 and MI-28 ?). Everyone fell asleep and it was well after midnight when we crossed the Straights of Mackinac (on the world-famous bridge). The kids woke up then and started to complain that they wanted a bed! Fortunately, I found a hotel for us near Gaylord, Michigan (checked in at 0155L...).