Mackinac Island

While we were in Michigan we also took some time and drove up North to visit Mackinac Island. Normally we stay pretty close to Holland (where my dad lives) so while Peter has been to Michigan many times, he really hasn't seen much of the state. So we're making an effort to to fix that.

For those of you not from the MidWest, you may not have heard of Mackinac Island. It is a small island located between the lower and upper Michigan pennisulas. The most intriguing thing about the island, and probably what secured it as a prime Michigan tourist destination, is that no cars are allowed. All transportation is via foot, horse & buggy, or bicycle. Oh, and the second thing that makes it worth visiting (and it is a very close second place!) is that they make the best fudge! The tourist brochures say that they sell 10,000 pounds a day. Wow, and after seeing how much the people in front of me in the lines were ordering...I believe it!

We stayed at a small B&B, the Bogan Lane Inn. Lovely. Lots of antiques. (And may I point out that we didn't permanently damage any of them). Here's Peter and Soren on a bike in front of the B&B:

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We rented a tandem bike and rode around the island - twice! It is only an 8 mile trip. So the first night we just rode around, had a small picnic on the beach. The next day we rode around again, but this time we stopped off at all the nature trails, view points and other sites.

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Here's a photo of one of the horse teams that was taking a tour around the island. Aren't they beautiful?!

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Next time we visit we want to spend sometime downtown Chicago. Poor Peter has a really nasty impression of that town since all we ever see there are the areas around the airports and those are far from the most fabulous spots in Chicago!

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