May 22 Ashland, Wi, and into Michigan on the Keenawaw Peninsula

We can hardly fathom that we left home 3 weeks ago tonight.  Those 6 days in Livingston tok up time, obviously.  But the weather improved and it has all worked out fine.
Ashland (pop 8600)  I had read that there were murals there, so we left the main road to drive into old downtown.  Look for the pictures I'll attach.  Really phenomenal.  A town 40 miles or so from our home has over 20 murals.  The veteran one is of the town's veterans.  Some died in wars, per the plaques.  Some were at least 1/2 block long.  Several pretty churches.  Drove out of WI and saw sign to watch for blowing and drifting snow.  Luckily today it is 65 degrees at 10:45.

State to state:  At this time we are following along the bays of Lake Superior.  In no time you can go from one state to another, unlike driving across WA or Colo.  Of course these states are huge, too, but we are in the smaller upper parts.  Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  The people call themselves Yoopers.  Hancock:  Finnish community, including Finlandia Univ.  McClain State Park -our site is across the road from the seating area on the cliff above the lake.  Park has nice decks and wooden double chairs all over.  We ate a late lunch after arriving and about dinnertime I was inside reading and Tom got out his guitar.  Two young teenaged girls asked if they could listen.  They could only stay for 2 songs and then one asked if he'd please take $1.00 as a thank you.  A few minutes later I heard a man ask if he and his wife could come over to listen.  I went out and we visited in between songs.  They live not far away in WI.  It was his birthday and his name is Tom.  About 2 hrs later he said "you know we stopped cooking to come over in case you weren't going to play long.  We should probably go finish dinner."  We had a snack and they came back and we watched the sunset over the lake in those chairs, while listening to the tide coming in below us.  We were telling them about the girls and she said, well, I'm leaving a tip, too, and dropped $5 in his guitar case.  They stayed until 10:30.  Nice couple.