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We proceeded northward and arrived at Copper bundled now against the wind and spray. The
Harbor, which is about as far up Keweenaw Peninsula stones on the beach were copper-colored, which
you can go before you drop off land’s end into the lake. seemed appropriate. We peered northward to-
Copper Harbor is an embarkation point for Isle Royale ward the horizon, beyond which lay Canada. And
National Park, near Lake Superior’s north shore and through the swirling mist we could make out the
closer to Canada. The park is home to moose and ghostly image of a freighter plodding through the
wolves,andhasthedistinctionofbeingtheleast-visited storm, barely visible against the gossamer hori-
of the national parks in the contiguous 48 states, be- zon.
causeitissoinaccessible.WecouldseeCopperHarbor We had reached the end of our road. We were
Lighthouse, a stately brick structure that is so isolated satisfied that we had achieved our objective and
it is hardly accessible by either land or sea. then some. We had no choice now but to go back
We soon found ourselves on a small pro- to where we came from after what was indeed a
tected beach littered with pebbles. We were Superior experience.
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