We slept in, and I made pancakes - three kinds, actually. Since we still have some berries we bought in Bayfield, I made blueberry pancakes and raspberry pancakes, and plain for Henry. I thought it was wise to start clearing out the fridge, so I cooked some bacon and sausage as well. It was a hearty and delicious breakfast.
Our campground is pretty close to the national lakeshore, so within 15 minutes, we were at the Visitor Center. Ruth stamped the passports and we checked out things to do in the park. We decided to drive out to Miner's Falls and Miner's Castle, but not drive around the entire lakeshore, which would mean another 100-plus mile driving day. With our nice campsite on the lake, that seemed more fun than driving all day. 
The walk to Miner's Falls was 1.2 miles. Part of it was hilly, and to get to the lower observation deck, we went down (and thus had to walk back up) about 50 stairs. The waterfall was beautiful, and walking in the cool, clean air was refreshing.
We then drove to the Miner's Castle overlook, which is one of the few places in the park were you can drive to see some of the Pictured Rocks. After parking the car, we took the short walk out to the information center and overlook. The overlook is built on a ledge overlooking Miner's Castle, and the view straight down is a little intimidating. But the view out to Miner's Castle was spectacular. Aside from the sandstone formation that looks like a little castle, the water around it was as colorful as some beaches in the Caribbean. The water along the shoreline isn't very deep, and looks turquoise, and as the water gets deeper, it gets deeper in color.
To close out our sightseeing in Munising, we drove out to Sand Point, which includes a sandy beach across from Grand Island. From the beach, you can see along the Lake Superior shoreline and across to an old wooden lighthouse. We enjoyed walking on the soft sandy beach and dipping our toes in the water.
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