RHH's photos with the keyword: munising

At the far western end of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan's Upper Peninsuila is the town of Munising and just east of town is Munising Falls. On our recent trip we only went as far as Munising just as we did 44 years ago on our honeymoon. Things have changed at the falls since then. You could climb up to the base of the falls and I have an old photo of my wife standing behind the falls, but now there is a boardwalk and you are not allowed to get any nearer the falls than the end of the boardwalk.

These are Pictured Rocks from Miner's Castle, the only place in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore where these cliffs along Lake Superior can be seen from the shore. They are, for that reason, better seen from a boat, canoe or kayak and there are tours one can take as well. We did not have time for the boat tour so did not see more than this.

Named for a group who were exploring the area for minerals in the 1770's, Miner's Castle is the most dramatic and beautiful point along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Pictured Rocks is on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's Lake Superior shore and is best seen by boat. We did not have time for that, however, on our recent trip there and so these photos are all taken from the cliffs, one of the few places where the beautiful colored cliffs are visible from land. The first inset photo, a scanned slide taken in 1975, shows the changes in the formation which is now missing one of its towers which fell into the lake in 2006. That first inset photo was taken on our honeymoon nearly 45 years ago.

This is Miner's Castle, part of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior. It is the only place where the cliffs can be seen from land but I've posted this photo along with one taken in 1975 to show the changes in the formation which is now missing one of its towers. There are other changes as well, where a path once lead along the cliff to the formation and out on to it, there are now boardwalks and fences and it is impossible and illegal to climb out on the castle, but this is the place as it now looks.

This is Miner's Castle, a formation along Michigan's Lake Superior shore and part of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Pictured Rocks is best seen from the lake but we did not have time for that when we were there recently.

This is Miner's Castle, a formation along Michigan's Lake Superior shore that is part of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Taken on our honeymoon in 1975 (a scanned slide) it shows the changes that have taken place in the formation which is now missing one of its turrets. This photo hung on our wall for many years.