Esrey Park

October 1, 2010: Today my daughter and I made a stop at Esrey Park. This is one of our family-favorite places to stop and grill up dinner on Lake Superior. It was breezy, but this did not stop my daughter from climbing a big rock face that stretches 15 or so feet up in the air. We hiked the little foot trail that followed the lake shore, looking for rose hips, although we did not find any. Instead we were forced to be content with the view. After we had visited for forty minutes or so, we were thoroughly chilled and headed back to the truck for a warm up and a stop at the Jam Pot for a snack, down the road.
The Esrey Park is located five miles east of Eagle Harbor on Lake Superior, is day-use only with a rocky beach, pavilion and picnic area. There is a nice overlook into Lake Superior and along the shore line from a naturally occurring basalt rock face that towers up into the air and is accessed through stone built stairs on either side of the formation.