After an absolutely outstanding few days in the upper peninsula, it was time to move down to the "tip of the mitt." We had reservations for the rest of our week at Onaway State Park in Onaway, Michigan. Our original reservation was for campsite #2 on the shores of Black Lake. We had high hopes that this was going to be as nice as our spot in the upper peninsula. Sadly, it didn't even compare. We couldn't even fit our 20 foot trailer into the spot. After Jim did some careful surveying of the site, we decided to go back to the office to see if they had any other spots available. We were lucky enough to have our pick of about a dozen available locations. We ended up in the upper campground, off the lake in site 69. It was a nice corner lot with lots of room (and lots of mosquitos too)!
There really wasn't much to do in Onaway. We did take a road trip over to Cheboygan on Thursday evening. That was a really nice lake town with a pretty cute downtown area. On Friday, we drove over to Rogers City which is on the shores of Lake Huron. It rained for most of the day so we didn't get to experience the lake, but we did stumble across the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse was open for tours and has been very well kept by the society. The entire site has been preserved and restored and is open year round. On the drive back from Rogers City we stopped at the Ocqueoc Falls. It was a very remote area down a small, county road, but once we got there there were several families playing in the river. My cousins from Kalkaska came over on Saturday and visited with us and had dinner. It was really nice to catch up with them. My cousin kept referring to Onaway as "its on-the-way to someplace else." And boy, he was right!
We are spending the month of July at home but will hit the road again in August. I need to start planning our fall camping trips too. Here's a few photos from the "tip of the mitt."
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| Onaway State Park |
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| Black Lake at Onaway State Park |
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| 40 Mile Point Lighthouse |
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| Ocqueoc Fall in Onaway, MI |
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