"Where in North America?" --- Section VIII

[CalOldBlue]

Decided to google image search "Michigan Governor's Mansion" and guess what?

Lawrence A Young cottage on Mackinac Island, summer residence of the governor of Michigan.

[Peter Thody]

I Google-Imaged (is that a verb?) "Sarah Palin's House" and then gave up.

Peter

[CalOldBlue]

I don't know; I actually wasn't thinking Mackinac, but I've been there and maybe my subconscious was trying to tell me something. It looked vaguely midwestern, and possibly associated with one of the Great Lakes, so I took a shot.

I might have gone down the Palin path too, but I didn't see any moose.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Wow, I am impressed.

Have you Bing-imaged yet? Megan likes their image gallery more-- I'm not quite as used to it yet as Google's.

Mark

[jayree]

You guys are good! All it takes is a couple of good clues and you're right on it! I'll try to find a hard one next time.
Jayree

[jayree]

This one might be a little harder.
What is this building?
Where is it located?


Photo by: Jerry Kendrick

Let me know if you need a clue.
Jayree

[Peter Thody]

To me it could be just about any National Park Service visitor center in the country so yes, I think a clue or two would help.

Peter

[jayree]

It is indeed a NPS Visitor Center. The question is where is it located?

Clue #1: A closer look at the right side of the picture through the trees shows that there is water behind the building (OK, I'll admit it is hard to see, but it is there). The water is a lake with an Indian name.
Jayree

[Peter Thody]

• The first name I thought of: Lake Sakakawea, ND?
• The only "obviously Indian-named" lake in a National Park I could find: Lake Kabetogama in Voyageurs NP?
• Somewhere near you: Allatoona Lake, GA?

Think we might need a more specific clue!

[jayree]

Your 2nd guess was right on target. It is the Ash River Visitor Center overlooking Kabatogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park, MN. Good job!
Jayree.