Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, near Munising: July 29 - August 1, 2015

Pictured Rocks was definitely the highlight of our month-long trip to Michigan.  It has amazing rock formations on beautiful Lake Superior. We loved everything we saw and did there.
For more information, see the NPS website:Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 

Lake Superior is crystal clear and a stunning blue or turquoise--I was blown away by its beauty.
It is also HUGE--you can't see the other side.  It is like being at the ocean.

If you go there, be sure to take this cruise out of Munising.  We took the sunset tour, and it was amazing.

Bring a jacket, and maybe some Dramamine.  Lake Superior can get choppy, and at sunset it gets chilly.

Chapel Rock, taken from the boat.  Notice roots of tree.  More on that later. 

There are many rock formations along the bluffs.  
These arches are what gave the name to the "Pictured Rocks."

Sunset, taken from the boat

On one of our hikes, we went to the land side of Chapel Rock.
See the tree roots coming from the rock to land, where they found soil.

The happy hikers
One of the lakeshore's sand beaches is in the background. 

Typical view from hiking trails along the cliffs of the lakeshore