I stopped freelance writing a few years ago, choosing instead to focus on writing fiction and poetry. (And this blog!) I was tired of hiring out my brain for somebody else’s use, since that’s what I do all day at work already. Thankfully, I also no longer had a financial
need to freelance, so I made the conscious decision to stop.
That worked well until about a year ago, when I took a cruise on Lake Superior aboard the Wenonah, the ship that took me on my first trip across the lake.
The cruise dredged up old memories. I considered blogging about them, but once I started writing, I realized I had a story I could sell, dang it!
Alas, I succumbed to freelancing, but at least the story was one I truly wanted to write. I know, poor me. It’s a good problem to have.
My story was recently published in Lake Superior Magazine. It’s a superb magazine — pick up a copy and check it out! (Page 14.)
They also published a couple of my photos. But I have gobs of other photos I took that day, which I thought I would share with you. Please enjoy this virtual cruise along Lake Superior’s North Shore.
The Wenonah at Silver Bay Marina.
The tip of Gold Rock, site of a shipwreck in 1905 that claimed a life.
That turquoise water looks like the Caribbean, doesn’t it? I wouldn’t jump in though. It’s a bit nippy.
Coming around Split Rock Lighthouse. Not many people get to see the lighthouse from a mariner’s view.
A more classic view of the lighthouse.
People frolicing with gulls on an island off Silver Bay.
Piles of taconite pellets waiting to be shipped south to be made into steel.
The taconite plant in Silver Bay, although it looks more like a cloud factory. Perhaps it’s not beautiful, but it’s part of the cultural landscape of this area.
The rugged coastline of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
Marie's Meanderings 
Love the photos! How long was your cruise?
Heh heh, I think it was a 3-hour cruise, Seriously. Just like Gilligan’s Island. North Shore Cruises has several options, however.