My girlfriend told me about Fayette, a deserted ghost-like town on Big Bay de Noc. Once a bustling industrial community that manufactured charcoal pig iron between 1867 and 1891. This well-preserved village features 20 structures including a hotel, machine shops and homes. The town was once a noisy, dirty company town with an immigrant population from Europe. Today it is owned by the state and is a State Park. Beautiful setting on Big Bay de Noc with a harbor and white cliffs.
One of our last nights we spent in Escanaba. Great town. Bigger then I had imagine with a thriving downtown area. The day we were there was the opening of the UP State Fair. How fun!! Ricardo and Andy and I wished we could have stayed longer. We got to feed animals, watch some 4-H members train their cattle and groom them for competition. There was cow milking, ice cream eating, amusement rides on the mid-way and I am sure much more that we missed. Mental note to self that we need to go back!
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