Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sightseeing around Gaylord

Today we went sightseeing around Gaylord. We stopped back by the Gaylord Visitor Center to take photos of the 1911 Gaylord 30 car.

From Gaylord, MI

After leaving the Visitor Center, Mike and Al decided they needed to find a bathroom and we remembered seeing a public restroom near there. We took photos of Mike and Al by the restroom and this was the beginning of Mike and Al’s “Outhouse Tour”.

From Mike and Al's Outhouse Tour

There is a “Walking Tour of Gaylord” and we had gotten a brochure at the Visitor Center. We took photos of Adm. Farragut’s cannon on the lawn of the City/County Building, the Buck House and the Kramer House.

From Gaylord, MI

The Otsego Wildlife Legacy Society launched a fundraiser called “The Owlpine Bear Trail”. Local businesses purchased and had local artists decorate these 4’ bears which are located around Gaylord. I had downloaded and printed the map of The Owlpine Bear Trail and we drove around taking photos of some of them.

From Gaylord, MI

On our drive around Gaylord locating the Owlpine Bears and local sights, we had driven by the Big Bear Delicatessen and decided to go back and have lunch there. We all had sandwiches and wished we could take the restaurant with us on our trip.

From Gaylord, MI

After lunch we stopped at Lowe’s, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart to do some shopping before returning to the campground.

After dinner we drove out to see the Elk herd the City of Gaylord maintains. I had called the Visitor Center yesterday and got directions to the herd. We could only see a few elk at the first place we went to, but I had gotten directions to the location where the city fed the elk and we drove over there. The elk were eating up next to the fence and we would see more out in the field.

From Gaylord, MI

After visiting the elk herd and before going back to the RVs, we decided to stop at Gobbler’s Restaurant to get some ice cream. Mike and Al each bought a box of oatmeal cookies to take home.

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