 |
| MIGHTY MAC BRIDGE |
 |
| BIKES AND HORSES EVERYWHERE |
 |
| LITTLE STONE CHURCH |
Across the straits by Sheplers ferry with our bikes aboard to spend a memorable day on Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw unless you want to be called a fudgie!)
Upon arrival its like stepping back in time, motorized vehicles have been banned since 1898 and its horse drawn vehicles versus bicycles.
We biked the hilly interior on paved and dirt trails seeing the sights and scenery then biked the only highway in America where no cars are allowed - the 8 mile perimeter, flat road with views of the Straits of Mackinac, the 5 mile Mackinac Bridge, the upper peninsula and Lake Huron with its many beaches.
 |
| GRAND HOTEL SHUTTLE SERVICE |
 |
| THE GRAND HOTEL |
 | |
| SURREY WITH A FRINGE ON THE TOP - I LOVE THIS |
 |
| MY LITTLE SOLDIER |
 |
| ARCH ROCK |
 |
| VIEW FROM ARCH ROCK |
 |
| DUSTBIN DAY |
 |
| FORT MACKINAC |
 |
| SKIRMISH FIRING |
 |
| ME SOMEWHERE IN FORT MACKINAC |
We enjoyed the tour of Fort Mackinac with rifles and cannons firing every half hour, watched the famous fudge being made, its the Island's primary industry and about 10,000 pounds of the creamy confection sold every day - but not to us! We preferred the Mackinac Island Fudge ice cream.
Our day ended with us back in Mackinaw City buying the famous pasties (brought over by the Cornish miners) for dinner and watching the International Space Station whizz overhead for 6 minutes - awesome!
 |
| FUDGE MAKING |
 |
| THE PERIMETER ROAD |
 |
| END OF A PERFECT DAY! |
Beautiful island. Looks like you had a great time there.
ReplyDelete