Day 34. Another sweet day. Phelps, Wisconsin to Sagola, Michigan (U.P.)

Day 34.  61.9 miles, 2,360 feet of climb and we ended up in Sagola, Michigan.  A nice, shorter cruising day.  We crossed the border to Michigan this morning.  No guards on the bridge.

On the way, we met a few locals looking for birds.  I was a bit worried with my turkey feather on the helmet, but he missed.  He was proud of his gun.  Nice fellow really.

Next, one interesting thing is that they allow ATV's on the roads.  So, the auto industry spends billions on safety and passenger protection, not to mention fuel efficiency and anti-pollution, and now you can take an ATV with none of these advances and zip down the same roads.  Back to the future?

While in Caspian, Michigan we saw the remnants of the iron mines and miners.  The "Co-Zee" bar was still cozy.  It was tough for the city though.

 Chance!  One can buy a lottery ticket, ride on Idaho 95 to Sandpoint on a bike, or drive up to see if the Wood Den (Wooden) is open.  We lost - should have bought a lottery ticket.

While in Caspian, a fellow walking by told us about the town history and told us of a new paved bike path through the town and down the road we wanted to follow for several miles.  It was a great trail, but this sign was a bit concerning.  3,000 feet of what!?

We did go by a manure cellar.  Of course you know about a wine cellar, but here they sell only

the highest quality manure.  Sadly, they were not open when we went by.  They must have been out collecting vintage manure.

Surely you know about the "Alpha-Male" concept.  Here is one in action!  This was after a great meal at the old school gym in Alpha, Michigan.  Yes, you heard me correctly, the old school gym.

As we traveled along, we saw a sign for Split Rock.  Indeed, it was a split rock with a now dead tree in it.  Glad we saw it.

Along the way we have seen a lot of old farms and farm houses and barns as I have said before.  Here is another example.

Finally, we ended up at the "Y" motel in Sagola, Michigan for the night.  A very friendly place, and indeed to only place in this place.  Good night!  Tomorrow on the Escanaba, Michigan.  Hope for not toooooo much rain!