Everybody slept in today… we had a day of no moving! After a lazy morning, we headed out to drive over the Mackinaw Strait Bridge and to check out an island called Mackinac Island, which was about a 20-minute ferry ride away in Lake Huron. The bridge was between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. It was massive and beautiful. We caught a 1:00 pm fare over the Mackinac Island. Once we arrived, it was like stepping back in time. There are NO motor vehicles on the whole island, with the exception of one fire engine, one ambulance, and one electrical truck. None of which we saw all day. It was a magical place, lost in time. Everything is transported by horse drawn carts and wagons or by bicycle. Over eighty percent of the land is preserved in a state park; there is over 1800 acres preserved in a state park; leaving 500 acres for commercial or residential use. There is Fort Mackinac from 1785. There is also the HUGE Grand Hotel there. We rented two tandem bikes and a one-person bike. We had many giggles trying to ride the tandem bikes on the eight-mile loop around the island. We stopped at the fort and the Grand Hotel along the way. We fell in love with Mackinac Island and would LOVE to return here. It is definitely one of our favorite places that we have been to on this trip.
Once back to the campsite we made dinner, took showers, packed up and played Pitch before heading to bed.
The Grand Hotel
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