The famous Mackinac Bridge (Mighty Mac). 5 miles long separating Lake Humon and lake Michigan. This picture was taken from Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island is lovely and quaint.
Touring the USCG Icebreaker Mackinaw recently decommissioned after 62 years of clearing ice in the Great Lakes. Located in Mackinac City just across from St. Ignas and across the Mackinac Bridge.
Pasties (pass-tees) originated as a meal for Mine workers in Cornwall England and later Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
The traditional Pasties are made of potatoes, onions, carrots,rutabaga and beef wrapped in a pastry shell.
Convenient and nutritious.
By-the-way. These folks here on the Upper Peninsula are referred to as Yoopers.
Yah sure you betcha
Lots of fudge and ice cream shops. Bicycle rentals, kayak rentals, Bed and Breakfast and The Famous Grand Hotel.
I did not know about the biking and kayaking. Darn.
This was a photo in one of the museums. Taxi by boat in the summer. Sled in the winter via what they call an ice bridge.
They have year-round residence on Mackinac Island. 100 students in school and 6 in the recent high school graduating class. No snow days. They ski and snow shoe to school in the winter.
No motor vehicles allowed. All supplies are delivered by boat and transported via horse drawn delivery. I actually saw two full semi-trucks on a ferry. The freight was unloaded directly from the ferry and onto the horse carts. The trucks never left the ferry.
Horse drawn taxi and bicycle is the only way to get around.
Mackanac is the largest and oldest continually operated horse and buggy livery. There is 100 freight and passenger carriages and over 400 horses.
With 400 horses on the island, a skilled Ferrier comes in handy.
Arch Rock. Natural limestone arch formed during a post-glacial period. Located on Mackinac Island. If you look closely, there are kayaks down in the water in the middle of the Arch.
Homemade Fudge. We sampled but did not purchase fudge.
I have yet to find a fudge as good as Moms.
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