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On the ferry to Washington Island
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Harbor
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5 minutes on island and Sasha is covered with burrs
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Taking refuge
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The dogs were adventurous!
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Dead fish (bass?) that luckily Sasha did not see or else she would have rolled in it.
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Yum
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Brave doggies!
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crawfish on shore
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One of the McDonald's cabins, where we stayed
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Sunset on the island
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Playing cards at night
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Cheif Thunder Thud
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Sunrise
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view of Rock Island at sunrise
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The complicated life of a dog...
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Watching the sunrise each morning
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Cabin kitchen
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wooden spokes!
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A recreation of a traditional Stave Church, which mixed Nordic tradition with Christianity
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Washington Island is populated by Nordic descendents.
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On ferry to Rock Island.
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Boat house on Rock Island, built by Chester H.
Thordarson in early 1900s.
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Mary, tired from climb up hill (reovering from a cold and fever).
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An old gateway....there was little explanation of many things on the island.
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Mary carving our names, or at least hers....
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Original lighthouse on Rock Island.
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Original smoke house where Lighthouse inhabitants smoked fish and other meat.
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Mary in cave
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Mike in Cave
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Stairs down to beach
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On north beach of Rock island, below lighthouse.
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Mary, on death's door after climb back up from beach.
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View of Washington Island from Rock Island. Chester used to own most of Rock Island. He made his fortune inventing electrical items.
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Inside of boat house.
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Chester was born in Iceland and hired an Icelandic artist to hand carve all the furniture, each chair depicting a different myth.
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Boat launch
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Two tourists "walking back" from Rock Island to Washington Island, due to low water in some parts during summer.
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Night on Washington Island. Not a lot to see.
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Traditional Nordic building, as (not) seen at night.
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Fire built with dryed lake reeds and cedar logs.
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"Rock people"
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King of the Rock People
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Strecthing....time to go home
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