By this time I have a routine going, and every day I pick up groceries, hopefully close to the route, like in St. Joseph, where the store was directly en route to the LMT.
Grocery stop in the morning
Today started on quiet roads, with a view of the Interstate to remind me of why I’m using the guide book.
Interstate 94, for comparison
I usually stop at something interesting for a break, and today it was a Farmers market. Same as in Alberta. No need to leave home, just visit the market nearest you.
Farmers Market near New Buffalo
There’s another state here, Indiana, and it starts with the beach and the marina in Michigan City.
Michigan City beach, Indiana
Marina at Michigan City (small portion of)
The south end of the lake has a string of beach towns with expensive homes, where people from Chicago have been coming for a long time, many with private beaches. Here’s a sign from the Grand Old Days.
Grand Beach sign
I was on another Lakeshore Drive, with the beach for residents only.
Lakeshore Drive, in Long Beach
For you railroad buffs, I finally found out what the South Shore Line was, and here is the route map.
South Shore Line commuter station
SSL route map
It was and still is a commuter route for all these beach towns.
The pictures are a mix of sun and cloud, because the sky varies by the hour. One thing that is the same is temperatures of around 29 C, and humidity ranging from 57% up to 100% — heavy rain falling at night, luckily.
So I welcome a modern Oasis for the weary traveller.
Oasis of civilization, Chesterton
St. Joseph to Chesterton