Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin

We were up early on Wednesday the 19^th, trying to beat a storm front that was approaching from the west. We beat a hasty retreat to the east, staying in front of the rain. Since we were planning on staying at Wisconsin state park next (no restaurants), Pris hit the big food store before leaving Duluth. She came out with all sorts of wursts, since this country has many German emigrants.

We are still following US 2 east, and Wisconsin is very narrow at the top of the state. The state park we are staying at is no more than about 25 miles from the Michigan border. That is the upper peninsula of Michigan, or UP as the natives say.

The park is beautiful. Most of the sites are secluded in woods and there is Loon Lake about 1 mile from our site. The lake has a nice sandy beach and no weeds.

Thursday we took a hike around the park on beautifully maintained trails. There are a number of waterfalls on the rivers, although small in scale. We worked up a sweat doing this, so it was to the lake for a swim in the afternoon. Water temperature was in the sixties and very refreshing.