LOCATION: Marquette, MI, on north shore of Upper Peninsula, Michigan
WEATHER: COLD! Raining, windy. Highs in 40s
We awoke to nasty weather. We had a leisurely breakfast and read. We had planned to walk around the town, but it was just too unpleasant. Instead, we took a nice drive. The winds were really battering the Lake Superior shore.
We passed by the ore dock, which processes iron ore using a coal-fired generator plant.
The trees are starting to turn...very pretty.
We had a beer in an appropriately named brewery, the Oredock. I had a good IPA; George had a black ale. We hadn't realized this is such a college town. The brewery has concerts in the evening and a special room called "Study Hall" with afternoon happy hour prices.
We bought a pasty (prounced with a short a, not to be confused with a pasty with a long a, worn by strippers). We bought it at a famous shop doing business since 1946. It was made with beef and rutabaga. We had to liven it up with hot sauce.
We spent most of the afternoon inside. We watched an old DVD, Seabiscuit.
By evening, it was a little nicer. We made a campfire and roasted red peppers. Two different sets iof campers had bought firewood, then left when the weather turned. We scrounged about $10 worth.
We had to dig into our winter clothes box for sweaters and jackets. And.......George found his long johns. His skin won't see the light of day until spring!
DINNER: I wanted to use some smoked whitefish I had bought at a smoke shop the other day, and found this recipe online. I simplified it a bit. I sautéed some frozen hash browns with scallions. I added a bit of Dijon and some flaked, smoked fish. I drizzled it with a creamy horseradish sauce. Good and different!
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