Stockton Island Presque Isle

After breakfast this morning, I hiked the Tombolo trail around Presque Isle, along the beach of Julian Bay, and then across on the Julian Bay trail back to the boat docks. Only four miles today. I thought about extending with the Anderson Loop around Presque Isle Point, but was expecting rain and my feet were getting sore. DIdn’t see any bears, but did see some bear scat along the trail. Before heading out on the trails, the Ashland-Bayfield Express passenger ferry came in behind me to drop off a number of passengers, and pick a few up. They returned about 3 hours later to pick the folks back up that were just here to visit the Island. The winds have picked up, as forecast, but other than some sprinkles this afternoon, the heavier thunderstorms have not shown up yet. More on the Tombolo trail. It starts at the Presque Isle visitor center, just above the docks. The trail travels through forest and bog and then onto the Julian Bay Beach. There is a lagoon outlet along the beach that at higher water levels requires wading across. The water is not that high right now, so just continue along the beach. However, you can see the end of the lagoon along the beach. This is where I took the photo of some kids castle city. It’s the middle of the afternoon, with just a few sprinkles passing over now and then, but I hear thunder in the distance. The rest of the day I’ll just enjoy the sounds of the waves, and do some reading.Read more