Pictured here is the Face in the Rock that is a carving in the sandstone rock along the shores of Lake Superior near AuTrain. The carving was left by a French voyager in 1820 as a tribute to Powers of the Air, the only survivor of the peaceful Chippewa band of Indians who lived on Grand Island in the 19th century but were persuaded to battle the Sioux Tribe in a bloody battle fought in Minnesota. Today the Face in the Rock, has been weathered by time, and the natural forces of Lake Superior. Pictured below is two images - believed to be dated early 1900s, and a newer image that clearly shows weathered and disappearing facial lines. #MunisingMI
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:14:20 +0000