Playing tourists. Today we took a boat cruise to the Apostle Islands. These are situated in Lake Superior just off the village of Bayfield in Wisconsin. The captain of our boat explained that no one knows where the name came from and pointed out that even the number is wrong. There where (apparently, Phil can correct me on this) 12 apostles but 21 islands. Today those islands are all part of a national park; though they show the effect of the past in which many were clear cut for timber quarried for sandstone, or used as fishing bases.

From Bayfield we travelled east along highway 28 into Michigan and late in the day found Sturgeon River Forest Campground 6 miles off the highway down a gravel forest department road. Two of the campsites seemed to be occupied by longterm residents. Though the signs at the entrance to the campground clearly indicated that 14 days was the maximum length of stay.