From the Water 7/12/2016

The advice on Trip Advisor was right: if you come to Pictured Rocks, you haven't really seen the place without taking the cruise on Lake Superior to see them from the water. We took the early afternoon 2 1/2 hour cruise, and while it started out a bit cloudy, the weather cleared and warmed up nicely. What you can see fro a land point of view is Lake Superior and the dunes. What you can see from the water is the glory of Pictured Rocks, 40 miles of sandstone cliffs that sit 200 feet above Lake Superior. The blues, greens, yellows, oranges and reds in the rocks are created when the water seeping through and over the rocks leeches the minerals out. It is absolutely beautiful, and the effect is like that of a painting--hence the park name. See for yourself: