[Magdalen] Time is -- uh ....

[Kate Conant]

Roger,

Consider the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, MI,  and also
Tahquamenon Falls (near Paradise!).

And don't forget to eat the pasties.

Kate


"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> consider reconsidering Marquette.... it is rather unremarkable...
>
> and consider a stop in St. Ignace, before crossing the bridge for lunch at
> The Galley Restaurant... try a delicacy Whitefish Livers... or other good
> local fresh fish.
>
> and the Soo Locks?
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 8:01 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Time is -- uh ....
>
> On 03/11/2015 01:50, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>
>>> I'd go up into The Keweenaw and forget Marquette... you can watch the
>>> sun rise and set on Lake superior up there... and it is beautiful that time
>>> of year....
>>>
>>> Used to be a huge copper mining endeavor - giant and I mean it, chunks
>>> of copper brought out of the ground. One used to stand in the quad at my
>>> university that was over 6' tall and wide.  There is a top notch mineral
>>> and rock museum on the campus too. The drive to the end of the Keweenaw is
>>> only 40 or so miles north of the university, Michigan Technological
>>> University in Houghton, MI. There is also a Copper mining museum, if memory
>>> serves me.
>>>
>>> Is there some reason you picked Marquette?
>>>
>>
>> Simply looking at the map for reasonable size cities.  I prefer to book
>> ahead and the agent I go through has certain companies they deal with but
>> sometime I have to go "off piste" and go through Expedia or the like to
>> find somewhere in a suitable location.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>
>