There's an island off the coast of Michigan called Mackinac Island. It's not a typo. The island is spelled with a "c" and the city on the mainland is Mackinaw. They're pronounced the same. The difference comes from the fact that it's an Indian word which the French and the British interpreted and spelled differently.
We took the 30 minute ferry ride to Mackinac Island today. It's a beautiful little island that allows no motorized vehicles anywhere on the island. All transportation is by horse drawn carriage, horseback, boat, bicycle, or foot. Even the trash gets picked up by a horsedrawn truck. It's a biker's paradise. Many of our fellow ferry passengers brought their bikes with them and enjoyed a day of riding without traffic worries.
SiSi came with us and we found that she was welcome almost everywhere. Everyone loved her up all day. What an amazing dog she is! She's so good with people, especially children. She quietly sits and soaks up all the love that anyone wants to give her, and makes the giver feel like he's being loved back. I'm really considering having her trained as a therapy dog and taking her to hospitals to visit sick children. This photo was completely spontaneous with complete strangers.
We took an island tour by carriage. A highlight was Fort Mackinac which was the site of the first land battle of the war of 1812. We had lunch in their tea room which had spectacular views of the harbor.
We'll be sorry to leave the pretty view we have from this campsite tomorrow when we begin to head east. We'd like to spend a few days in Maine, but, other than that, our plans between now and my nephew's graduation party on 6/23 are vague.
View of Lake Huron from our campsite
Lake Huron at sunset from our camp
Where was SiSi unwelcome?! What did you do when that happened, just not go in? What a good doggie! I hope she's excited to meet her niece Ellie next weekend...!
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