Tami Anderson was doing some bike riding on a trail in Chassell recently and was surprised to make the discovery of this old railroad bridge over the Pike River. After doing a bit of searching on the Internet, I found it to be the Soo Line Pike River Bridge. I’m not certain if it’s part of the Soo Line Rail Trail, which goes from the Houghton Waterfront to Halfmoon Beach in Chassell, but I would assume it is. If you have more information, please chime in and tell us the rest of the story, as I wasn’t able to find more in my search and now Tami’s photos have me wondering about the bridge and the trail. Thanks in advance!

We have a fun video to wrap up the week with. It comes from Robert E. Fuller, who stated that he “built a garden for wildlife... then they took over the kid’s playground as well.” Looks like the critters like to play just as much as little kids do!

Great pictures. What an exciting find
for Tami! And that video was so much
fun.

WOW!! Quite the find Tami!

That video was so cool. Love the critters coming to
play!

"From my Mother came the idea that going down to
the sea repaired the spirit. That is where she
walked when she was sad or worried or lonely for
my Father. If she had been crying, she came back
composed; if she had left angry with us, she
returned in good humor. So we naturally believed
that there was a cleansing, purifying effect to be
had; that letting the fresh wind blow through
your mind and spirit as well as your hair and
clothing purged black thoughts; that contemplating
the ceaseless motion of the waves calmed a raging
spirit."

-Wordstruck (Viking)