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The Abbie Expedition August 10, 1889

8/11/2018

 
Adam Berger

E.W. Sparrow set out in the morning to fish for trout. He didn’t catch any fish, but he did find some small agates in the rocks. The rest of the crew, seeing the treasures he had collected, set to work finding their own agates. While they hunted for stones in the small cove, they could see the bluffs of Isle Royale and Thunder Bay in the distance.

They set off on their final push to Isle Royale. The lake was still as they rounded Hat Point, but then a strong wind picked up. The crew raised a sail and coasted to Isle Royale. While passing the Rock of Ages the men sang the hymn of the same name and snapped some photos. They then headed to Washington Harbor, noticing a fishing village on a small nearby island and the new camp of a land company exploring Isle Royale for copper. Upon reaching the mouth of the Washington River, the crew hacked a tent-sized clearing in the brush and set up their own humbler camp.
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