Woke up this morning and enjoyed our complimentary breakfast at the hotel. Once we got packed up and the car loaded we ventured out to the
S.S. William A. Irvin Ore Boat Museum for the guided tour. The Irvin was the flag ship Ore carrier for US Steel for 40 years after it was launched in Duluth in 1944. It was a working Ore carrier as well as a floating public relations vehicle to wine and dine potential investors while showing them how there money would be working for them. At over 500 feet in length, it is impressive in its size. Until you consider that modern Ore ships plying the Great Lakes are well over 1,000 feet long! The picture to the right is a ship I watched make it's way from Duluth Harbor, under the Aerial Lift Bridge and through the channel to begin it's long journey to Indiana
After a our tour of the Irvin, we made our way to Two Harbors where we checked into the
Larsmont Cottages. Our cottage was a one bedroom with room to easily sleep the five of us. With a full kitchen, dinning room and living room with full home theater we were all set to spend the next 5 days exploring the North Shore with the Larsmont as our base camp. The living room was all picture windows looking out over the Lake Superior shoreline, only 50 feet from our back door. Nik was awed by the rugged beauty of the shoreline, standing on the ledge rock and taking it all in. Near the lakes rocky shore was a seating area with Adirondack style furniture. A beautiful view and a relaxing place to sit and enjoy it, who could ask for more!
Woke up this morning and enjoyed our complimentary breakfast at the hotel. Once we got packed up and the car loaded we ventured out to the S.S. William A. Irvin Ore Boat Museum for the guided tour. The Irvin was the flag ship Ore carrier for US Steel for 40 years after it was launched in Duluth in 1944. It was a working Ore carrier as well as a floating public relations vehicle to wine and dine potential investors while showing them how there money would be working for them. At over 500 feet in length, it is impressive in its size. Until you consider that modern Ore ships plying the Great Lakes are well over 1,000 feet long! The picture to the right is a ship I watched make it's way from Duluth Harbor, under the Aerial Lift Bridge and through the channel to begin it's long journey to Indiana
After a our tour of the Irvin, we made our way to Two Harbors where we checked into the Larsmont Cottages. Our cottage was a one bedroom with room to easily sleep the five of us. With a full kitchen, dinning room and living room with full home theater we were all set to spend the next 5 days exploring the North Shore with the Larsmont as our base camp. The living room was all picture windows looking out over the Lake Superior shoreline, only 50 feet from our back door. Nik was awed by the rugged beauty of the shoreline, standing on the ledge rock and taking it all in. Near the lakes rocky shore was a seating area with Adirondack style furniture. A beautiful view and a relaxing place to sit and enjoy it, who could ask for more!
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