We checked into our B&B in Munising late afternoon. The owner, an older widow met us and gave us a tour. This place was deceiving on the outside. It is located on a residential street and the house looks like a family home. The owner told us that her daughter & son-in-law live with her. The son-in-law built the owner & her husband this apartment on the water side of the house. After her husband died, they decided to rent the apartment out as a B&B. Also there is an additional rental apartment downstairs. The place is fully decorated and well stocked with food in the freezer and refrigerator that is not for us to use. We think the owner still lives in this space when it's not rented. We paid for a B&B but they informed us due to COVID that they would not be supplying breakfast but that we were free to buy food, cook our own breakfast & use the kitchen. We think that is a poor excuse for not serving us breakfast. The house is located on the protected harbor of Munising. The view is awesome from the wall of windows in the living/dining room.
There was another couple renting the downstairs room and sharing the common space with us.
We ate dinner outside on the patio of Tracy's @ The Roam Hotel in town. A few years ago, we stumbled across this place and had a great dinner at the bar. This year, due to COVID-we needed to dine outside on their deck which didn't have quite the same feel. Also the menu was more limited than what we remembered and very pricey. After dinner, we drove to the Casino in Christmas, MI. We had stopped here on that same trip a few years back and had fun playing the Willie Wonka slot machine. This visit, the Casino had removed all name brand machines and replaced them with cheap generic digital slots. We spent $20.00 and about 20 minutes there, leaving disappointed. It appears things have changed, maybe due to the Pandemic.
The next day, we drove to nearby Munising Falls and walked all the steps to see the pretty waterfall and surrounding forest.
Down the street from the B&B, is Sandy Beach. We put our kayak in and paddled through the harbor. The water & weather were beautiful. We reached Grand Island on the far side of the harbor which has beautiful cliffs, secluded beaches and even a small waterfall coming down the steep cliff. It was hot enough (90 degrees) that we actually were able to wade into the cold, clear water of Lake Superior. Unusual for early July.
After cocktails, we drove down to the Municipal Marina for the 4th of July Celebration. There was a festival, music, drinking and Chicken Shit Bingo. They really know how to party in the UP. While we were perusing all the local activities, we saw a Kadey Krogen approaching the marina. We walked down to help them with lines and met Nache & Lisa. They had just bought the used KK42 in Silver Bay, MN. They were not able to stay at the dock because the Fireworks were being shot off from there. Doug told them where a protected anchorage was located where they could stay the night. We left the festivities to watch the fireworks in our air conditioned B&B.
Our last day in Munising, we checked out the town and then went hiking 4.5 miles along the Pictured Rocks National Shoreline. We were awarded with spectacular views of the cliffs, water and forest. That night, we found some Muldoon Pasties for Doug to add to his list-they received a thumbs up from Doug.
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