1,952 miles
Apr 5 – Trout
Creek Township Park is a delightful stopover spot, and overnight campers are
welcome. The land surrounds an old mill
pond where a sawmill was in operation from 1921 to 1968. The steam engine and big flywheel that
provided the power to the sawmill have been painted and set on a foundation for
display. I imagine that children climb
on these impressive relics.
The park
features a picnic shelter and tables, a log pavilion, two foot bridges, rest
rooms, and a monument honoring soldiers in all wars. The
Civic Improvement Committee obtained a large flag which had flown over the
State Capitol. The log pavilion was hand-built by a Porcupine Mountain Folk School class.
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| making beeswax candles in birch bark rings |
The
Porcupine Mountains Folk School is located in the Porcupine Mountains
Wilderness State Park, northwest of here, very near Lake Superior. The folk school offers hands-on classes to
inspire creativity, lifelong learning, and appreciation of the natural
environment and cultural heritage of the region.
image: Google Street Views
folk school: http://porkies.org/folk-school/
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