Norris Point to Port au Choix

Friday was a rainy day, pretty much all day. The road north follows the sea. Our first stop was the Rocky Harbor Lighthouse, now an educational exhibit about life in this area. The area was pretty isolated until the road was put in in the 1960s.

Our second stop was Broom Point, which was a fishing business until the 1970s, when the national park bought out the brothers, who wanted to retire. Another fisherman explained life in a fishing camp, before and after the road, which was put in in the 1960s. Before the road, they salted and dried their cod, and canned their own salmon, using a copper pot that may have dated to the 1700's!

We had lunch at the Shallow Bay motel, known for its dinner theatre. They had an excellent cod chowder.

When we got to Port aux Choix, (Port-oo-shwaa), we stopped at Jeannie's Sunrise B&B, where she had a very nice room available, and then headed to the Anchor Cafe for an excellent meal. This is a fishing town, with commercial fishing boats wherever you look. The local Sears catalog outlet sells gas and beer! They say that in a small town, they can't make it on the Sears sales alone.