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| Yooper: a common term for residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. |
It was important to me to show Yasmine what I could about Iron Mountain and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I thought the Iron Mine would be interesting for everyone. Heidi and I have already been down there, but we surely didn't mind doing it again. I knew Vern would enjoy it, he loves that kind of stuff. Of course we had to stick our faces in the wooden cutout... it isn't a true tourist trap without one. (Right Kim M? LOL)
The next day we went out on the Menomonee River with a friend of mine. He was more than happy to give us a ride in his speed boat and show us some amazing scenery. The Menomonee River is the natural border between Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. In the photo to the left, we are facing west. Wisconsin is on our left and Michigan is on our right. Pretty cool. I've been living up here for quite some time, but I've never done this before. I had a blast! The girls really enjoyed it too. Vern went on and on how beautiful it was, and how awesome the houses on the river were. "If I lived out here I sure wouldn't be inside watching crap on TV, I'd be out here every day." He also pointed out one of the houses and said that if he were to win the lottery that is the house he would buy and he would move up here. Keep buying those lottery tickets Honey. Again, like the relaxing day at the beach, it was nice seeing Vernon sit back, relax and enjoy a beer. He really deserves it.
Look! He's wearing his Loving From a Distance "Worth It" t-shirt! We both have one.
After spending an evening out on the river, we went home and had pastys for dinner. Of course Vernon has had real Cornish pastys, but they wanted to compare ours to the "originals". Everyone seemed to have enjoyed their dinner. Considering the drought, the corn from a local farm in northern Wisconsin wasn't too bad.
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