We awoke this morning to blue skies, no wind, and cool temperatures…yea!! This would be a great day for our drive to Brockway Mountain. But first we had to make a phone call to Jacobsville, MI. The lighthouse in Jacobsville is privately owned and it is open “by chance”. We had talked with the owners before we left Hardy and knew that it was about a 50/50 chance of being able to climb the tower. The owners answered the phone and we were off, detouring to Jacobsville before we started our drive north to see the fall colors.
Jacobsville Lighthouse, on the Portage River, operates as a B&B and does not offer tours of the keeper’s house unless you are an overnight guest. The lighthouse was built in 1870 and is 45 feet tall. It was decommissioned in 1920 and was sold several times until its present owners bought it in 2004. The lighthouse is in dire need of extensive repairs. With no handrail, Cheryl decided it was in her best interest NOT to climb the tower!!
After leaving Jacobsville, we headed north. Our drive today took us along M-41 and the “covered highway” to Copper Harbor, MI. The covered highway is about 8 miles long and the tree canopy covers the highway the entire way.
From Copper Harbor we turned onto Brockway Mountain Drive. The drive is nine miles of steep, twisting roadway which climbs 1000 feet above Lake Superior. Today the sky was not as clear as we would have liked, but we were still able to see Isle Royal which lies 48 miles off the coast of Copper Harbor. The fall colors were beautiful. We hope that you enjoy the photos!
Our sign of the day returns. This was spotted on M-26 just north of Calumet.
Tomorrow we will be going to Agate Beach and Ontonagon, MI.
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