It rained 4 inches last night but this morning is a bright beautiful day, and a day off riding for us. Romans Point juts out into Lake Superior between Bark Bay and Siskiuit Bay with Lost Creek physically separating east Romans Point from Siskiuit Bay and the beach. To get to the beach it’s necessary to wade across Lost Creek which today is about 3 feet deep. This physical separation seems to add to the feeling of a separate sub community from Cornucopia. About noon Tricia and Alice arrive along with Tricia’s friend Emily. While they are getting situated Randy and I ride into Cornucopia to buy a few groceries. July 2 is the day Cornucopia celebrates Independence Day with a fireworks display over the lake. Alice, who is 13, shows us a path to the beach walking through the woods and then through back yards. It’s dusk and the neighbors get up to see who’s trespassing. When they see Alice they wave. One neighbor comes out and gives Alice matches, tells her to make a bonfire on the beach. Alice is our passport. We stay on our side of Lost Creek, Randy and Emily build a fire. Along the crescent of beach we can see 3 or 4 other bonfires along the mile to the Marina where fireworks will be launched. The fireworks are impressive, especially for such a small community. Around our fire there are 15 people, all Romans Point people. There is a disconnect between when we see the fireworks and hear the boom, and the reflection of the fireworks on the water makes them seem about 10 times as bright as they really are.
Greg