Hancock, Michigan

We made it to the Upper Peninsula!  Mitch’s big rock for 2023.  We stayed at Hancock Campground City Park.  We like the city parks we have visited.  We rose early to visit Hungarian Falls. (BTW, Michigan has a ton of falls and lakes).  Early risers get the worm, as the saying goes, but the best part is hiking when it’s just Mitch and I.  We aren’t rushed by people itching to see the falls, and we often stop and listen to the sound of the water flowing freely and other nature sounds.  Interestingly, we often come across exposed roots, which we dubbed “nature’s stairs.”

From there, we drove on Brockway Mountain Drive.  It was very picturesque, and we were enthralled by the trees lining each side of the drive.  The varied color greens of the trees make it more interesting.  At one point, the road was sectioned off due to a car show, so we veered off and stopped at a dockside shack offering muffins and hot drinks.  We welcomed the hot beverages as it was chilly with the winds coming from the water.  We continued along the road and stopped at Jacob Falls.  These falls can be easily seen from the road, but we did stop to take pictures.

The end of the Keweenaw Peninsula boarding Lake Superior was Ft. Wilkins Historic State Park.  1884 the government built this fort as the copper rush was booming.  Lake shipping interests asked the government to build a resource to navigate supplies that could be shipped in and copper to be transported out.  The government was concerned about the violence and disorder that might arise from the influx of people participating in the cooper rush.  In 1923, the fort became part of the Michigan State Parks.

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