The Miner's Castle
Why a "miner's castle" you may ask. Mining has been a major industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. There are cities with names like Copper Harbor or Iron Mountain. Iron ore freighters have dominated shipping traffic on the Great Lakes in past years. Today many of the mines have played out; others continue with low yield ore, still shipped by freighter.
In 2006, there was a second "tower", making it look more like a castle. That pillar collapsed due to erosion, leaving the Miner's Castle with only one tower.
This picture is taken from a pathway in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that leads to the observation deck in the previous picture (shown again in the first comment below).
The Miner's Castle
Why a "miner's castle" you may ask. Mining has been a major industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. There are cities with names like Copper Harbor or Iron Mountain. Iron ore freighters have dominated shipping traffic on the Great Lakes in past years. Today many of the mines have played out; others continue with low yield ore, still shipped by freighter.
In 2006, there was a second "tower", making it look more like a castle. That pillar collapsed due to erosion, leaving the Miner's Castle with only one tower.
This picture is taken from a pathway in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that leads to the observation deck in the previous picture (shown again in the first comment below).