For those of you who have never been to Lake Superior, it is somewhat of a magical place to me, I don't know if it is because of it's sheer size, or if it is the beauty around it, but I always get a happy feeling when I am there.
We started out on the " south shore" near Bayfield Wisconsin, and took a boat tour around the Apostle Islands. They are part of the national park service, and are a series of islands in the lake that are all uninhibited but one, Madeline island. There are lighthouses on some of the islands, and camping on the islands for those who can access them by boat - the NPS will drop off campers as well - Ihave camped on them in the past and it is quite an adventure !
The islands are also well known for their sea caves , which are very beautiful and sought after by sea kayakers.
The boat tour was about three hours which for some kids can get long but my L.A. ( my 3 year old ) loved watching water, birds, and anything inbetween. And we brought color books.
After the tour we took the ferry boat with our car to Madeline island, the one island with houses, an inn, and a restaurant. My kids like water. No matter how cold. So my 3 year old dove into the icy water of Lake Superior, fully dressed, and the next ferry didn't leave back for two hours. We drove around the island with a naked 3 year old ( asleep) in the back seat for the next hour, hanging his clothes out the window, they got dry, and all was well.
Next we discovered a little gem called Amnicon State Park in Wisconsin, with beautiful waterfalls, bridges, and rock formations.
Then on up to the Minnesota side, the " North Shore". One of my favorite places of earth. You will see many pictures of this in future posts. What I am going to share this time is Lutsen Mountains. It is our only real " mountains " in Minnesota, and in the fall, the trees turn colors that when you look over the hills it looks like fruity pebbles cereal ;)
There is a great gondola ride year round to take you to to top op the mountain and back for some breathtaking views , and a nice little restaraunt/ snack bar at the top.
Now for what I DON'T reccomend : they have an alpine slide. I have done alpine slides in the past, and they were fun. All ages , they say. My son rode on my husband's lap, my very overly cautious husband, who wasn't going very fast. And they flipped. They skidded down the cement on my son's face, and had to be taken by 4 wheeler down the mountain, then we had to drive 30 minutes to the small area hospital.
No teeth were lost, and all the skin grew back. But we won't be going down an alpine slide agin.
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