Have you ever heard of a High Rollway? We hadn't so we decided to check it out. We had a little trouble deciphering the map as to just where it was, so we pulled into a Michigan State beach access location, and the gatekeeper there was very informative as to where and what it was. It turned out that it was accessed from a roadside rest area that overlooks the Muskegon river.
In the winter time, when the river is frozen over, posts are driven into the ground near the rivers edge, and then logs are rolled down the hill against the posts. Then in the spring when the river thaws, the posts are removed and allow all the logs to go into the river, and float to the mill down stream.
The site is pretty much grown over now, but the state has created a very sturdy walkway to the bottom, which is over a 100 steps. Enjoy the pictures at this link.
We then stopped as Hess Lake to take a few pictures for Barb's dad. We thought he might enjoy knowing that there was a lake named after him.
Lastly we stopped at the farmers market in Newaygo and picked up another dozen ears of corn. During August, most of the roadside stands were charging $4.00 a doz, but now we are finding it for $2.50 a doz. and it has actually been the best tasting so far.
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