{"id":1642,"date":"2023-08-01T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2023-08-01T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:49:38","slug":"washington-island-wi-to-fayette-state-park-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1642","title":{"rendered":"Washington Island, WI to Fayette State Park, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-232.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-232-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-232-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-232-850x706.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We travel 33 miles to Fayette State Park in Michigan, anchoring for lunch outside Schoolhouse Beach on our way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot.jpg 699w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We travel an hour back in time as we enter Michigan.  All of Michigan is on Eastern Standard Time, regardless of where in Michigan you reside. We will be docked at the Fayette State Park in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1696-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We pass by beautiful granite cliffs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1704-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We hope our arrival will be ahead of the following storm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1703-2.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We pass by the buoy marking the entrance into Snail Shell Harbor in Big Bay De Noc, which is off of Green Bay.  This one rings!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we enter into the harbor at Fayette, we travel not just one hour back, but about 150 years back in time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1706.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Entering Fayette State Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Fayette is like opening a dusty time capsule or traveling to a ghost town, your choice.  This town was built for one purpose: supporting the Jackson Iron Company, whose furnace began smelting pig iron in 1867, two years after the Civil War ended. Smelting is the process of using heat to separate the &#8220;bad stuff&#8221; from the &#8220;good Stuff&#8221; thereby extracting a more desired base metal. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan provided all the natural resources necessary to fuel the Jackson Iron Company, namely timber and limestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town of 500 residents, of which 1\/2 were children, was totally self sufficient.  Fayette had a market place, a barber, a school, a pharmacy, a meat market, and any other needed service.  Of all the structures built during its hey day, 19 remain standing today. In 1959, the state of Michigan acquired Fayette as a state park.  Their mission being, &#8220;We are not going to reconstruct Fayette to attract tourist dollars, but we are going to preserve Fayette for what it is &#8211; an outstanding historical site&#8221;. Today, their vision is complete with areas for campsites, a small marina, picnic spots, a swimming beach and a small museum\/welcome center.  They definitely avoided the tourist trap designation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next few days we will explore Fayette and go back in time&#8230;a time with no WIFI! \ud83d\ude09 Below are some photos of the remaining buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1763-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lime kiln used to heat limestone quarried from the nearby bluffs. Lime was used in mortar for masonry, chinking for log houses and plaster for interior walls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6384-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Machine shop which maintained all of Fayette&#8217;s industrial equipment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6385-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1736-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Company Store<br> The Jackson Iron Company Store was stocked with merchandise from businesses in Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit. While the convenience of purchasing on credit with the Jackson Iron Company was enticing, the residents referred to their prices as &#8220;Pluck Me Prices&#8221; for their exploitative nature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-1024x993.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-1024x993.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-768x745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-1536x1489.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-2048x1986.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-850x824.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1748-1320x1280.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Middle class neighborhood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-36.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jackson Iron Company and a furnace within it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1758.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pigeons now call the furnace their roost and the company building their aviary. Inside the building, it is hard not to conjure up a scene from Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s  <strong><em>The Birds<\/em><\/strong>. Quite creepy actually!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1744-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What is left of the docks that lined the entire harbor. The harbor was the primary link of people, goods, and communication as everything was brought by water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-1024x1020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-2048x2039.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-850x846.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1711-1-1320x1314.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Superintendent&#8217;s House.  The mansion on the hill!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So what happened to Fayette? Several things led to its demise after 24 years. First, they depleted all their resources. The hard timber, needed to make the charcoal, was gone.  Second, a more efficient smelting process was developed in the east driving down the price of iron and rendering the Fayette operation costly and obsolete. The town of Fayette was not eco friendly by any means.  Besides cutting down all the trees, they used the furnace waste products as road base and the beach was their landfill. It was not a tidy place. Today though, quite the opposite.  It is well kept, serene, beautiful and forested! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-1024x991.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-1024x991.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-1536x1487.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-2048x1982.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-850x823.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1723-1320x1278.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slag Beach.  This was the industrial dump site where glass like slag, mixed with iron, can still be found.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We also hike the trails surrounding Fayette.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-35.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One side of the trail is the forest, the other is a limestone bluff overlooking Big Bay De Noc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1772-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Fayette Harbor from the cliffs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-1024x807.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" width=\"840\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-1536x1211.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-2048x1615.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-850x670.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1775-1320x1041.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Big Bay De Noc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gorgeous views throughout the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The deer run rampant and are quite tame and quite friendly to us visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1740.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Perhaps they are a little too comfortable around us! \ud83d\ude31<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had an enjoyable time visiting Fayette.  Thankful for the sunny days and to the storms that held out until evening.  Next stop will be another island destination&#8230;Beaver Island.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Goodbye Fayette!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we enter into the harbor at Fayette, we travel not just one hour back, but about 150 years back in time! Visiting Fayette is like opening a dusty time capsule or traveling to a ghost town, your choice. 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