Superior WI trip

[Young Ed]

Our plymouth club region took a little 3 day tour this past weekend. The wife and I missed the Friday activities which were a tour of a fire/police museum, the amsoil plant, and some site seeing along the water front. Saturday our first stop was the home of a late 1800s business man that discovered iron ore in upper michigan. The house was built over 3 years at a cost of 150,000. The guide said its estimated to cost 3million in todays money and its appraised at 9mil. You can see a couple of spots on the upper floors that have little odd looking balconies. Those weren't intended for everyday use but rather for fire safety. If the house was on fire you were supposed to climb out the window and stand there and pray someone with a ladder got to you in time. Inside in the main hallway was an air shaft that ran up through the roof. In the summer they would open the front doors, light a fire in the fire place, and use a forced draft to draw in cool outside air. Also interestingly all the fireplaces were gas no wood burning.

[Young Ed]

Next we toured the SS Meteor which is the last surviving whaleback hauler.

Took a bunch of pictures inside the ship but this is probably the most group related. In 1942 the ship was fitted with a compass manufactured by dodge during the war.

[Young Ed]

After that we moved onto a retired tugboat.

In front of this retired one was another which was getting fitted with a new engine so it could return to service. This is the old engine.

[Young Ed]

This little shop was setup near the tug. Guy likes his oldmobiles and 32 chevys. I got a picture of the complete one and in the other shop was a restored chassis waiting to be reunited with a 2dr body.

And peaking out from behind the garages with the oldmobiles was this little creature. I took a peak and the hemi still sits under the hood. The rest of it was in pretty sad shape.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Young Ed

[Young Ed]

We took a break for lunch and then met up the Richard Bong WWII museum. Anyone who wants some interesting reading about a hero should look him up. I always new they had a Bong bridge in the area and the airport is also named after him. Here's a replica of his plane. His original was crashed while being flown by someone else.

[Young Ed]

Couple other random things from the museum

[Young Ed]

And lastly what you've all been waiting to see the cars!! I was excited to see this one. The last I saw it wasn't finished yet and the owner has been having some health issues so it was awesome to see it done and on the road.

[Young Ed]

[Young Ed]

And the album to the rest

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dodgepu1946/Plymouth%20club/Superior%20WI%207-2012/?start=all

[BobT-47P15]

Thanks, Ed. Looks like an enjoyable outing.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Ed...you not gonna get any cars built running all over the country.....

my sister drove dad and his van to my place this weekend..no shop work on the projects, we did put brakes on his car, tune up and couple other misc. things on his T&C..visited a few sites..

[Young Ed]

Ed...you not gonna get any cars built running all over the country.....

Nope but this sure is fun! Put about 400 miles on the plymouth used about 1.5 tanks of gas.

[Plymouthy Adams]

all work and no play makes Ed a dull dull boy....

I heard this racket out my door this morning..looked out and this 57 chebbie is in my yard...seems my boy Billy just had to have a 57, dropped it by by a general assessment on some body repair and method of attack..of the tri-5's the 57 is the one I flat out detest..ugly..and no one is changing my mind on that..anyway..it is a drivable car..he is having fun..

[Young Ed]

HA I still get some stuff done here and there. Next project is to figure out what went sprong a few summers ago which caused the pass door on the plymouth not to lock anymore. I suspect one of the springs let go.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Carman decided to sabatoage the unit..something about how you trapped her in there one time maybe..will it work with the inside latch and not the key or just flat out not at all..

[Young Ed]

It won't lock from the handle or the key. My 46 pickup has one door like that too but I think its the drivers that doesn't have a key. Funny how this stuff breaks about 6months after I finally got door panels installed.

[Merle Coggins]

Why would it break when you still have good access to it? That would defy Murphy's Law.

Merle

[Rodney Bullock]

Great trip Young Ed. The pic's are supurb. It's noce to see folks enjoying their cars.

[Plymouthy Adams]

for certain a nice outing..the tugboats are very facinating..have been on/about a few in my years 16 years as DoD Navy

[55 Fargo]

nice scenery Ed, been through Superior a time or 2 myself. I recall on 1 hot day, that driving close to Duluth and Superior, could actually feel the air get real cool, the closer I go to those cities.

If you ever get the chance, drive from Duluth to Thunder bay Ontario, very scenic, beautiful country. The drive on the north side of the lake from TBay, to Sault Saint Marie Ontario , is also great....

[Merle Coggins]

A Lake Superior circle tour is on my bucket list of motorcycle trips.

I remember one summer riding up around Superior, it was 90 degrees until we got close to the lake. It dropped to 55 as long as we stayed near the lake, then jumped back to 90 again as we went south away from the water. That puddle never does warm up.

Merle

[Young Ed]

Our plymouth club region did a lake superior circle tour about 10 years ago but I wasn't able to go with. It would be fun to do it again.

[Plymouthy Adams]

probably at their age it would be like seeing it for the first time...oooooh..I will stand in the corner now...! actually..drive it in reverse order the next time around..see it from a complete different view..

[55 Fargo]

A Lake Superior circle tour is on my bucket list of motorcycle trips.

I remember one summer riding up around Superior, it was 90 degrees until we got close to the lake. It dropped to 55 as long as we stayed near the lake, then jumped back to 90 again as we went south away from the water. That puddle never does warm up.

Merle

Exactly my experience with the lake effect. At Thunder Bay, on the north side of the lake, it is not quite like that, and the temps do get warm in that city, I have heard of people swinning in that Lake in shallow bays and such.

Years ago, I drove through Superior, hot then cool by the lake, then hot again, onto Lake Michigan, I stopped, and went swimming the water was nice and warm, and that was early May........ PS coldest water I have swam in, West Hawk Lake Manitoba, 400 ft deep, swam in May a few times, ice cold, even on shore. Next would be the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach Cal., in early April, that was super cold too....

[Jerry Roberts]

I was in Superior a couple of months ago . Just a few miles over the state border in Duluth is the Maritime Visitor Center ( museum ) They have a lot of the old boat engines on display and a bunch of other neat old stuff . They even have a section of old water pipe made from wood that was in service under the city of Duluth . No cover charge . Worth a visit for sure . Bring a jacket , it is by the water .