Days 7 & 8
Tahquamenon Falls and Pictured Rocks

After a layover day in Sault Ste. Marie, we headed west to Tahquamenon Falls State Park. This photo shows the upper Tahquamenon Falls. Note the size of the falls relative to the people on the observation deck to the right; the falls are about 40 to 50 feet high., with a nice clean drop spreading across the entire river.

A view of the falls and the river downstream, as seen from the rim of the falls.

The lower Tahquamenon Falls are not as high, but are just as pretty, with a series of several falls and cascades. The trees are starting to show some color due to the advance of the fall season.

After Tahquamenon Falls we headed for Munising to take a cruise in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Water and wind have eroded the cliffs along the lakeshore into interesting shapes, while minerals have colored the rocks various shades of red and yellow, hence the name, "Pictured Rocks".

This rock has been severely undercut by wave action and a hole has been cut through the rock wall starting a tunnel or arch at the water level.

This is a much larger arch formed by water tunneling through the rock.

Grand Island, which is just offshore from Munising, is home to this neat looking lighthouse; it has been aptly named the "schoolhouse lighthouse"; the lighthouse was constructed in 1867.