Our Mackinac Island Adventure
The weather was supposed to be iffy. After monitoring the morning news stations for the radar and forecast, we decided to brave the trip with the promise that the rain wouldn't start till this afternoon.
The Shepler's Ferry Folks were eager to place us on the 9:30 am ferry. It's only a few blocks from the hotel, and Missy enjoyed (?, perhaps, tolerated is a better word) her 2nd powerboat ride and as many days. She acts as though it's no big deal, she lays at our feet and demonstrates superb manners throughout.
Smooth ride, calm seas. Nice.Approximately 20 min. later, we arrived at the Island. A great place to explore!
Dave took 192 pictures. We walked for several miles on pretty trails, had a nice lunch with chocolate lab, Hershey, (and owner)
at The Mustang Saloon. Almost on cue, it began to sprinkle as we finished eating, but we had one more tourist-y task yet to complete (after purchasing the obligatory postcards). A visit to the Grand Hotel. We got as close to the entrance as we could without paying the ridiculous fee ($10.00) to walk along the driveway in front of the hotel (whatever). The pictures turned out nicely anyway, and, it's a must-see if you've traveled all the way here…
On the return trip, the water was not as smooth, the weather came in….
Tomorrow morning we are off to Ephraim, WI
2 comments:
again...disney, especially the crowds! you sure you didn't get caught in the i-4time warp?
Ok I will come clean since you are skepticle... The administration supplied all the people as props to show how good tourism is in MI. I couple more "saved jobs". I guess my huge readership has them concerned!
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