The Keweenaw Peninsula is the farthest north you can travel in Upper Michigan. The sleepy little town of Copper Harbor is at the very end of the peninsula, surrounded on all sides by Lake Superior and subject to the changeable weather moods of the massive Lake.
Driving to Copper Harbor we stopped at the Quincy Copper Mine ruins, now a National Historic Park.
When we arrived at Copper Harbor, the skies were clear and the Canadian geese had quiet waters for the afternoon.
Other than a few motels, one small 7-11 type food store, a couple of restaurants and a single gas station that's only open a few days a week - the biggest business seems to be a passenger ferry (3.5 hr ride) to Isle Royale NP on the Minnesota side of Lake Superior. The ticket office also sold a rack of t-shirts.
We got a room for two nights and then the storm rolled in! Lightening bolts lit the sky all night and heavy rains washed our cars again.
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