Dad and I spent a fantastic day exploring Mackinac Island, located in the Straits of Ma
ckinac (where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet). Accessible only by ferry and car-free (they banned them in 1898), primary means of transportation are horse-drawn taxis and bikes. That being the case we brought our bikes on the ferry and set off to check things out. We starting by biking around the entire island, which is 8 miles in circumference. It's a flat easy ride with awesome views of Lake Huron and the Mackinac Bridge. After that we decided to check
out the rest of the island (most of which is covered by the Mackinac Island State Park). We had a pretty steep uphill climb to the top but the view was totally worth it. At this point, breakfast was a distant memory and I asked Dad for one of the several Power Bars he is always trying to feed me. With a look of shock and surprise he sheepishly admitted "Gee I never thought you'd actually want one...I don't think I have any." I think probably only my family can truly appreciate the hilarity in this situation but he will never live it down. Since a trip to one of the restaurants in town would require riding back up the hill to finish sight-seeing, I decided to suck it up and wait it out. We headed off to tour Fort Mackinac, a fort built by the British in 1790 and the sight of the first battle of the War of 1812 . As luck would have it, they had a restaurant and I got a great lunch with a spectacular view (see previous post) out of the old man (bet he won't forget his Power Bars again!). Afterwards we finished touring the fort and heading back to town to catch the ferry back to the mainland. We grabbed some in of North Michigan's famous fudge (chocolate peanut butter of course) for the ride back. Needless to say there wasn't much (any) left by the time the ferry docked :) If you are ever even remotely close to Mackinac (or even if you're not!) I seriously recommend going there. Although it's a bit out of the way for most people, it is seriously worth the trip. Dad and I are now in Manistique, MI on sparsely populated Upper Peninsula og Michigan. Just to give you an idea of the place...when we asked the front desk attendant for a place to eat where we could get dinner and a nice glass of wine she responded with "Oh. Well that is a bit rare around here..." After some thinking she came up with two places that have a liquor license. We ended up at Teddy's which turned out to be the right choice. Teddy was very friendly and the food was great. Can't wait to see where we end up next!
ckinac (where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet). Accessible only by ferry and car-free (they banned them in 1898), primary means of transportation are horse-drawn taxis and bikes. That being the case we brought our bikes on the ferry and set off to check things out. We starting by biking around the entire island, which is 8 miles in circumference. It's a flat easy ride with awesome views of Lake Huron and the Mackinac Bridge. After that we decided to check
out the rest of the island (most of which is covered by the Mackinac Island State Park). We had a pretty steep uphill climb to the top but the view was totally worth it. At this point, breakfast was a distant memory and I asked Dad for one of the several Power Bars he is always trying to feed me. With a look of shock and surprise he sheepishly admitted "Gee I never thought you'd actually want one...I don't think I have any." I think probably only my family can truly appreciate the hilarity in this situation but he will never live it down. Since a trip to one of the restaurants in town would require riding back up the hill to finish sight-seeing, I decided to suck it up and wait it out. We headed off to tour Fort Mackinac, a fort built by the British in 1790 and the sight of the first battle of the War of 1812 . As luck would have it, they had a restaurant and I got a great lunch with a spectacular view (see previous post) out of the old man (bet he won't forget his Power Bars again!). Afterwards we finished touring the fort and heading back to town to catch the ferry back to the mainland. We grabbed some in of North Michigan's famous fudge (chocolate peanut butter of course) for the ride back. Needless to say there wasn't much (any) left by the time the ferry docked :) If you are ever even remotely close to Mackinac (or even if you're not!) I seriously recommend going there. Although it's a bit out of the way for most people, it is seriously worth the trip. Dad and I are now in Manistique, MI on sparsely populated Upper Peninsula og Michigan. Just to give you an idea of the place...when we asked the front desk attendant for a place to eat where we could get dinner and a nice glass of wine she responded with "Oh. Well that is a bit rare around here..." After some thinking she came up with two places that have a liquor license. We ended up at Teddy's which turned out to be the right choice. Teddy was very friendly and the food was great. Can't wait to see where we end up next!
Bartle, I love, love, love, the blog. You are going have to turn this into a book, or maybe a tv show. Got to go, Love, Betsey
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