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by Peter Taylor
written by Peter Taylor
Along Clark Lake, In The Sylvania Area of the Ottawa National Forest
Along Clark Lake, In The Sylvania Area of the Ottawa National Forest

🙂 I’d like to share a few pics from Up North. For me, that is Wisconsin, and the U.P. of Michigan.

As some know, I am licensed in real estate in Wisconsin also. I am deeply connected to the Northwoods, although most of my real estate work has been in Florida. I do frequently help clients from Wisconsin and Michigan, and maybe they’d enjoy seeing some pics of back Up North!  

There are different opinions on what constitutes the Northwoods, as it refers to northern Wisconsin and such. But I don’t care about that here, I’m just sharing what I have which happens to be, in this group, from Marathon County, Wisconsin and northward, and across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, to Lake Superior. { The “North Woods” in Maine is a different place  🙂  }.

I will come back later and add more text, and probably more photos.

Please enjoy.

This is a Channel Between Lakes, on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
This is a Channel Between Lakes, on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.

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This is the same Channel on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
This is the same Channel on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.

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This is a spot on the same Channel; over to the left. Nice picnic spot!
This is a spot on the same Channel; over to the left. Nice picnic spot!

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The often-photographed Lake of the Clouds, in the Porcupine Mountains State Park.
The often-photographed Lake of the Clouds, in the Porcupine Mountains State Park.

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Not-so-often photographed, Taken from the far side of Lake of the Clouds. Up the hill will be the end of a 13 mile hike.
Not-so-often photographed, Taken from the far side of Lake of the Clouds. Up the hill will be the end of a 13 mile hike.

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Bond Falls, on the Ontonagon River, north of Watersmeet.
Bond Falls, on the Ontonagon River, north of Watersmeet.

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The Middle Branch of The Ontonagon River, Flowing North to Lake Superior.
The Middle Branch of The Ontonagon River, Flowing North to Lake Superior.

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Bond Falls, on the Ontonagon River.
Bond Falls, on the Ontonagon River.

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Not the ideal vehicle for driving in the snow, but I thought it looked good in the snow :-)
Not the ideal vehicle for driving in the snow, but I thought it looked good in the snow 🙂

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Sylvania is on a N/S Continental Divide, its lakes’ water is said to be the consistency of rain-water. Loon Lake, here, I think.
Sylvania is on a N/S Continental Divide, its lakes’ water is said to be the consistency of rain-water. Loon Lake, here, I think.

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Dad and Son, Canoe-Camping! Mountain Lake, The Sylvania Recreation Area of The Ottawa National Forest. No vehicles, No boats with motors.
Dad and Son, Canoe-Camping! Mountain Lake, The Sylvania Recreation Area of The Ottawa National Forest. No vehicles, No boats with motors.

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A Very Early Morning Canoe, on Mountain Lake. You can almost hear the Loon!
A Very Early Morning Canoe, on Mountain Lake. You can almost hear the Loon!

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Just a couple of short portages on our camping trip. Sylvania is west of Watersmeet.
Just a couple of short portages on our camping trip. Sylvania is west of Watersmeet.

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I could live here. As any tree-hugger could. I’ve hiked and canoed through Sylvania approx 6 times.
I could live here. As any tree-hugger could. I’ve hiked and canoed through Sylvania approx 6 times.

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Turkey Lurkey! That’s a lot of turkeys. Dells of the Eau Claire River, County Park
Turkey Lurkey! That’s a lot of turkeys. Dells of the Eau Claire River, County Park
Dells of the Eau Claire River in Marathon County.
Dells of the Eau Claire River in Marathon County.

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Dells of the Eau Claire River, Marathon County Park.
Dells of the Eau Claire River, Marathon County Park. Sorry, no trails pics at this time, the woods-trails here on the south/east side of the river are great. Best parking on that side.
A Northwoods photo-set would not be complete without some deer pics!
A Northwoods photo-set would not be complete without some deer pics!

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Awwwwwww.
Awwwwwww.

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Who’s Photo-bombing Who?!!
Who’s Photo-bombing Who?!!

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Mossy Woods at Sam Campbell Trail Off of Old Military Rd,
Mossy Woods at Sam Campbell Trail, Off of Old Military Rd. Excellent woods-hiking trails! Park bench on Fourmile Lake! Enjoy!

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Descendant of Inky! Inky was Sam Campbell’s Porcupine Friend.
Descendant of Inky! Inky was Sam Campbell’s Porcupine Friend.

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Sam Campbell (1895-1962) was a writer, philosopher, and naturalist. He lived near this trail, on an island on Fourmile Lake. This porcupine must be a descendant of Sam Campbell's Porcupine-Friend, Inky.
Sam Campbell (1895-1962) was a writer, philosopher, and naturalist. He lived near this trail, on an island on Fourmile Lake. This porcupine must be a descendant of Sam Campbell's Porcupine-Friend, Inky.

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The Pretty Wisconsin River, Not Far From Its Beginning.
The Pretty Wisconsin River, Not Far From Its Beginning.

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My son and I took just a couple hour paddle, starting north of Conover.
My son and I took just a couple hour paddle, starting north of Conover.

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The Wisconsin River is still small here. Water is clear except the coloration from the natural tannins.
The Wisconsin River is small here. Water is clear except the coloration from the natural tannins.

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The Presque Isle River as it is preparing to empty into Lake Superior in Gogebic County. (There is another Presque Isle River, in Marquette County.)
The Presque Isle River as it is preparing to empty into Lake Superior in Gogebic County. (There is another Presque Isle River, in Marquette County.)

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I once canoed an upper portion of the Presque Isle River, light rapids, nothing like this. A very few experts will kayak this portion if the water is very high.
I once canoed an upper portion of the Presque Isle River, light rapids, nothing like this. A very few experts will kayak this portion if the water is very high.
Lunch-time along the Presque Isle River.
Lunch-time along the Presque Isle River.

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This calm basin is immediately after the swirling falls in the other photos, and it is just a few feet from Lake Superior.
This calm basin is immediately after the swirling falls in the other photos, and it is just a few feet from Lake Superior.

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From the mouth of the Presque Isle, looking E/NE along the shore of Lake Superior.
From the mouth of the Presque Isle, looking E/NE along the shore of Lake Superior.

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In Rhinelander, a favorite hiking spot, Hanson Lake. Very pretty, all seasons.
In Rhinelander, a favorite hiking spot, Hanson Lake. Very pretty, all seasons.

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Hanson Lake. Ice out is any minute now!
Hanson Lake. Ice out is any minute now! Safety First!

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In Rhinelander, some ice on the Wisconsin River.
In Rhinelander, some ice on the Wisconsin River.

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Oneida County Highway X.
Oneida County Highway X.

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A Cross-Country Ski Trail, East of Oneida County Highway X.
A Cross-Country Ski Trail, East of Oneida County Highway X.

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The Pure Winter Sky, Above The Cross-Country Ski Trail, Off of Oneida County Highway X. Can you smell the Balsam trees?
The Pure Winter Sky, Above The Cross-Country Ski Trail, Off of Oneida County Highway X. Can you smell the Balsam trees?

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Three Lakes. Birch Trees and an Old Gate at a Farm Field. Pretty Enough For Me.
Near Three Lakes. Birch Trees and an Old Gate at a Farm Field. Pretty Enough For Me.

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Spoiler Alert: One Meme Pic!
Spoiler Alert: One Meme Pic!

I’ll leave you with this last pic, a ‘meme pic’.

I do not mean to make light of climate change. I’ve seen it in my lifetime. I know it is much warmer now than in my early years. I can see it in the change of the quantity of insects in the Northwoods. And the Florida heat these last few years is just rough on me. But I couldn’t help myself – as I go through my photos, sometimes I see one, and I say, Hey a part of another photo would fit perfectly right there, and so I have some fun with it.

So I have the actual photo of the alligator on its log (it’s on this web site.). And I see the log in this photo. And I realize this log is almost perfect. So I tediously, with an older version of photoshop, manually cut out the alligator, and also manually cut out its reflection (Once you cut out an object, it is easy to duplicate it, flip it upside down, reduce its Opacity, and you have a reflection. But the harder way surely is the better way?)  and I placed them on this log.

Oh and well I have the Florida Sandhill Crane photo, too. (fabricated reflection). There are Sandhill Cranes in Wisconsin, however their colors are somewhat different and they migrate. The ‘Florida’ ones just hang out at the golf course all year long.

This meme assembly is just for fun or a chuckle. But let’s make sure it doesn’t really happen. Or stops happening.

I took this original scenery photo just beyond the back-end of the Sam Campbell Trail, looking West/Northwest.  That would be near the western or northwestern side of Fourmile Lake.  It needed some dressing up. 

I have noticed that AllTrails.com, has a pic of this same tree-line, on their Sam Campbell Trail page.  The Sam Campbell Memorial Trail, is northeast of Three Lakes, and to get there drive East on 32 then north on Military Rd and watch for Old Military Rd to branch off.

PS I do not do a lot of photoshopping in this manner. My photos are real. I haven’t even experimented with AI. I use photoshop to optimize my photos for the web, create transparent sigs, place my copyright, that kind of thing. Someday I do want to photoshop some hair into my portraits though.

Thank you for looking at this

Our Northwoods

post!

Someday I will create an OurNorthwoods.com site.  

I do own that domain name, which currently will point to this post.

Peter Taylor

Mountain Lake. The Sylvania Recreation Area of The Ottawa National Forest.
Mountain Lake. The Sylvania Recreation Area of The Ottawa National Forest.

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