adhocWORKshop
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| adhocWorkshop, Rapid River |
Modestly unsigned, this funky shop—one of the coolest in the U.P.—is crammed with the inspired concoctions of artist Ritch Branstrom. Out of a wild assortment of old cans, coils, shotgun shells, and whatnot, delightful shapes are skillfully contrived—of birds, dogs, fish, hyenas, bugs, dinosaurs, and whatever else comes to Ritch's mind. He's been drawn to this sort of thing as a child, and it took a dismal dose of failure at learning to be an engineer to steer him back to his natural artistic talents. In keeping with his quirky mind, he signs
each of his works not just with his name, but with the date it was completed and the current Rapid River temperature and weather conditions.
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| Artist Ritch Branstrom. |
7852 US. 2. Open year-round. Hours by appointment, chance or fate.
906.399.1572
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Bay de Noc-Grand Island Trail. A 40-mile-long non-motorized trail parallels the Whitefish River in the Hiawatha National Forest. It beckons hikers, horseback riders, and, in winter, mushers. Once it was an important portage between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, used by Indians and for the fur trade. ... more
Haymeadow Falls. A short, delightful trail through a hardwood forest takes you to a little waterfall on a high-quality trout stream, Haymeadow Creek, and to a nearby campground ... more
Hiawatha National Forest Interpretive Center & district office. Interpretive displays, a nature store, and excellent maps are a great introduction to this 900,000-acre forest ... more
Rapid River Cross-Country Ski Trail. 19 miles of loops through pine and maple forests, from easy to advanced ... more
Rapid River Falls. An easy walk from U.S. 41 takes you to a beautiful park and falls ... more
Hunt's Map Guide to the Upper Peninsula
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