A Superior Detour

A Superior Detour

We are en route around Lake Superior on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. According to Wikipedia, “Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America, and among freshwater lakes, it is the world's largest by surface area and the third-largest by volume. It holds 10% of the world's surface fresh water.” Pretty impressive, huh? The Ojibwe people call Lake Superior Gichigamiin which does indeed translate to big sea or big water.

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Exploring an Underground City

Exploring an Underground City

I’d read about Havre’s underground city, Havre Beneath the Streets, and had called to make a reservation for a 9:30 am tour. 

A fire in 1904 totally leveled several blocks of the city’s commercial center. The business owners improvised. All the shops had substantial basements which had not been damaged. Tunnels were dug and holes were knocked through walls to form a maze of connected shops and businesses, a warren of underground commercial activity,

We were heading underground to explore the remains of that subterranean city.

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