FALL 2018

Fall is the most photogenic time of year. Nature never fails to put on a spectacular color show, this year was no exception.

The brilliant yellows, interspersed with splashes of orange and reds were just beautiful.

One of our fall finds was Fallison Lake which is a small undeveloped lake south of Boulder Junction off highway 51. It has a very pretty 3 mile trail around the lake.

Fallison is a kettle lake. Kettle lakes were formed by a retreating glacier that dropped a large chunk of ice which was covered with a layer of silt and clay. When the ice melted, the silt and clay formed an impermeable layer that trapped the water.

If you go, take a walking stick because there are lots of tree roots that are easy to trip on, especially when leaves are covering the ground. It was worth some stumbles.

There is a 10 acre red pine plantation that is part of the property. The average height of the trees is 84 feet. The trees were planted in the early 1900’s so they are over 100 years old.

The area is also home to many Eastern hemlocks which can get to be over 80 feet tall and can live over 300 years.

This large igneous rock is known as a gabbro or glacial erratic. It was deposited here by the last glacier to recede in Wisconsin, 10,000 years ago.

Another fall find was Wolf Mountain between Marenisco and Wakefield off highway 2. The climb up the mountain is about 45 minutes. At the top is a spectacular panoramic view of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

In the fall, the Van Vliet Hemlocks are like walking the yellow brick road.

There are lots of small wetlands.

Another fall find was a road that runs along the south shore of Trout Lake. Sunsets can be absolutely spectacular and it’s a nice place to walk your dog.

A pretty little stream runs across the land side of the road.

Another Trout Lake sunset.

And finally a fall sunset at Pipke Park.