River Park Campground, Menominee, MI

'Twas a dark and stormy night, followed by a slightly less dark and stormy day.  That refers to our last night in MN and our drive across WI yesterday.  The wet weather will continue for another day before it improves.  It's okay for driving but dampens one's spirits and clothing when setting up/breaking down camp.

Another delightful campground here, right on the Menominee River which separates WI from MI.  It's a city park, nicely laid out and maintained, with first class restrooms and non-emasculating showers.

Across the river on the WI side is Marinette Marine Corp.  They're building the 2nd of two LCS 1 navy ships.  Heres a link with better photos of the first one they built, called Freedom:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/15/150201.htm   Navy ships have changed a lot since my time in the military.  Looking at the one being built across the river, there's no way to tell what it's gonna be/do when it grows up.  We asked last night's waitress at the restaurant and she got the answer for us.  The ship's exterior is reminiscent of the death star from Star Wars, the B1 stealth bomber (the ship is in fact, stealthy) and the civil war iron clad ship, the Merrimack.
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I'm always intrigued by ocean ports, or in this case, great lakes ports, and all the various types of boats and ships.  Guess that comes from growing up in MN, an inlander with no ocean anywhere close. 
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I still recall my first sight of an ocean at Seaside, OR in 1965 when a couple Forest Service friends and I drove to the coast from Clarkston, WA.  Dave, one of the two, is still a close friend.  He and his wife Verna appeared in several blog posts last summer.