We visited Munising Falls first this morning, where we saw a car in the parking lot marked "Just Married." Guess they're visiting here instead of Niagara Falls. Lovely little falls carving a valley through the Pictured Rocks Escarpment, so we could see the same layering and orange colors from iron ore in the rocks.
 Munising Falls |  Colorful kayakers at Miner’s Castle |
Next we went on to Miner's Castle and hiked to Miner's Falls. We could stand on the cliffs near the "castle"--a formation on the Pictured Rocks escarpment. When we got to the falls, guess which car we saw in the parking lot. Of course it was the honeymooners. We wondered if they also plan to visit Niagara Falls.....
 Miner’s Falls—No minerals mined here, but lovely colors |  Sunset from Sand Point |
After supper we drove to Sand Point to watch the sunset over the lake, a fitting close to the day. From Sand Point looking west, the sun appears to sink into Grand Island, which gave Munising its name ("Munising" comes from the Indian words for "place of the big island").
Tomorrow we will drive to Grand Marais on the east end of the National Lakeshore.
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