紅葉真っ盛りのミシガン州北部へ The land of autumn beauty in Upper Michigan

From Canada to USA The international border of the United States and Canada at Sault Sainte Marie U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency of United States Department of Homeland Security and charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is currently the largest law enforcement agency in the United States with a workforce of more than 42,389 sworn Federal Agents and Officers. It has its headquarters in Washington, DC. While its primary mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, CBP is also responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States without a legal status, stemming from the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband, protecting United States agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, and protecting American businesses from intellectual property theft. Source: Wikipedia 時代を反映しているのだろうか。スー・セント・マリーの米国入国時の審査は厳しく、先ず拳銃と 薬物の所持の有無を聞かれた。薬物の麻薬の運びやと疑われたらしい。車の窓やドアの鍵を 開けたままの状態で税関に誘導された。事務所では20分くらい待たされてパスポートなどの 書類の照合をコンピュータで行った。この地を経て米国入りする日本人は皆無に近いだけに 不審に思えたのかも知れない。やがて税関の係員が車の中にあった施錠してあったスーツ ケースを引いて現れ、当方の立ち会いの下に検査した。常備薬についても詳細な説明を求められた。 過去に頻繁にカナダと米国の国境を通過しているが、このように検査されたのは全く初めてである。 税関職員の態度は車から降りるよう指示したときと、帰りに乗り込むときでは明らかに違っていた。 本当に何かあると思ったのかも知れない。ほとんどチェックされることなく通り過ぎるのが普通な 税関であるが、まあ、珍しい体験としてプラスに受け止めるべきものかも知れない。 Sault Ste Marie International bridge connects the twin cities of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. In this picture, the left is Canadaian side, and the right is American side ( Interstate HIghway75 ). Source: Wikipedia and Google Map A Beautiful land of Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, or Upper Michigan. More casually it is known as the land "above the Bridge, above the Mackinac Bridge linking the two peninsulas. It is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by the St. Mary'sRiver, on the southeast by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the southwest by Wisconsin. Winters tend to be long, cold, and snowy for most of the peninsula, and because of its northern latitude, the daylight hours are short, and around eight hours between sunrise and sunset in the winter. The Upper Peninsula contains almost a quarter of the land area of Michigan. However, residents are just three percent of its total population. A sunset in the northern country A very quiet, so beautiful sunrise in Lake Superior The numinous moment of sunrise at Lake Superior A wind power station on the horizon The morning sun gives life to all creatures on earth. Best Western Lake Front Inn Suites, Paradise, Michigan is located in front of the Lake Superior, and is smoke-free and provides a pleasant pool service. The lakeside trees changed its color to the red-yellow before coming a long cold winter. The Tahquamenon River is a 151 km long blackwater river in Michigan that flows in a generally eastward direction through the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula. It drains approximately 2,120 square km of the Upper Peninsula. It begins in Tahquamenon Lakes and empties into Lake Superior near the village of Paradise. The highway M-123 runs alongside a portion of the river. The river is best known for the Tahquamenon Falls, a succession of two waterfalls in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in total of about 22 m in height. Because the head stream of the river is located in a boreal wetland that is rich in cedar, spruce and hemlock trees, the river's waters carry a significant amount of tannin in solution, i.e., it is a blackwater river, and is often brown or golden-brown in color. The Tahquamenon Falls are thus acclaimed as being the largest naturally dyed or colored waterfall in the United States. The state park preserves the falls area and some 39 km of the river. The entrance signboard of the Lower Falls A woman of the toll gate and a park guidance (L) Warning signboard about the river water (R) Distinct autumn color of yellow and red A terrace seat with a beautiful scenery and tranquility (L) The water of a rapid stream contains a moderate amount of tannin. (R) A tourist shop The Lower Tahquamenon falls (L) The entrance signboard of the Upper Falls (R) A deep wood with an autumn color (L) A guide map of the Tahquamenon falls (R) Tourists with a special costume (L) The Upper Tahquamenon falls (R) A deep wood with a tinted autumnal leave (L) Mashroom found at the root of an old tree (R) The water changed a fantastic color with white and dark purple. (L) Exhibition of a gray wolf, which was found here in a large number. The gray wolf inhabits Michigan's Upper Peninsula, northern Minnesota and Wisconsi. (R) AED ( automated external defibrillator ) is provided in the park. The world of abstract paintings (L) A straight highway with woods with autumn color, in Upper Peninsula of Michigan (R) The ticket which was received at the toll gate of the Mackinac Bridge. A toll rate was $ 3.75 in 1961 and $3.50 in 2010. (L) A bridge guidance issued by the State of Michigan Mackinac Bridge Authority in 1962. (R) Macinac Bridge after the summer 2006 thunderstorm (from Wikipedia) (L) Toll gate of Macknac Bridge ( R) Approaching to the north tower of the bridge The main suspension part of Macinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge and Interstate Expressway75 The bridge divides Lake Michigan to the left, and Lake Huron to the right. The Mackinac Bridge is connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas at St, Ignace and Mackinaw city. It is the third longest suspension bridge in the world. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998. It became the first in its length, which is 3,909 m, among the suspension bridge in the world. The Great Belt Bridge, Denmark, which also opened in 1998, is the second suspension bridge in the world, with the suspension length of 2720 m. The total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 8.038 m. The height of the roadway at mid-span is about 61 m above water level. A roadside rest area along the Interstate 75 South and a rented car A peaceful autumn tranquility different from the strain of our mind in Freeway ミシガン州はヒューロン湖とミシガン湖とを分けているマキナック海峡によって「アパー・ミシガン」と 「ロアー・ミシガン」とに分けられている。前者の土地はミシガン州全体の25％を占めるが居住者は 3％と非常にすくない。これは冬の気候の厳しさも関与しているが、それだけ美しい自然が保全され ている。格別、朝夕の気温が低くなる10月上旬の紅葉の華麗さには圧倒される。 筆者は1961年にこの地を訪れているが、深紅に燃えた水辺の木々と、さくさくと厚く積もった落ち葉を 踏みしめて歩いたその時の感触を忘れることが出来ず今回の旅行となった。ほぼ50年間の日々が 経過していたが、自然の美しさは全く変わっていない。 米国の高速道路には一定の間隔で広い敷地を確保した休憩所を設置している。特定の橋などを 除いて全て無料であり、日本のように飲食店や土産物店が羅列する光景などとても想像できない。 そこにはドライブの疲れを本当に癒してくれる、木立に囲まれたすばらしい施設が多い。 Canada/USA2010 Smoke-Free Ontario London, Ontario Niagara Falls Toronto Around Lake Houron Michigan, the land surrounded by Great Lakes Upper Michigan Lower Michigan Tobacco Control in Ontario Smoking Ban in Ontario Detroit Airport Smoking Ban in Michigan Washington, D.C. 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自動車産業の中心地、デトロイト The city and suburb of Detroit, Michigan