Mackinac Island July 28

We arrived in Cheboygan MI on the 27th excited to be so near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  I had wanted to go there for several years and this was the year we set it as a destination.

We took a ferry to Mackinac Island.  We learned that wether it is spelled Mackinaw or Mackinac it is pronounce Mackinaw.  What a magnificent place.  In 1898 the automobile was banned.  Bicycles, horses and feet are the only mode of transportation on the island.

Angie with Lady Liberty
Replica donated by Boy Scouts of America 1952

The movie Somewhere In Time was filmed here and it was like going back in time.   We spent the entire day there and I would love to go back and spend an evening.  Maybe someday.

T & Glo

Streets of Mackinac Island

Arch Rock

Fort Mackinaw (1780 - 1895)

Garbage Truck

Round Island Lighthouse (1895)
It was in operation for 52 years.

Sainte Anne Church
The parish is the nation's oldest dedicated to Saint Anne, and maintains baptismal records dating from April 1695.

Mackinaw Bridge
A suspension bridge spanning the straights of Mackinac
to connect the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan.
It opened in 1957 and is the world's 16th longest total suspension(approximately 4.5 miles)

Round Island Lighthouse