Harbor Springs

We took a dinghy ride across Little Traverse Bay to Harbor Springs. Some of the sites around the harbor.

Petoskey, MI

45 22.635N

84 57.613W

A lovey town and we have not finished exploring. Did some shopping today--got my hair cut. The women on the boat next to us said "welcome to the world of cruising--each haircut is a new experience!"

Mackinac Suspention Bridge

Bridge connecting Upper and Lower Michigan over the Straits of Mackinac.

Mackinac City

45 46.827N
84 43.326W

We took a short hop to Mackinac City from Mackinac Island, only 7 miles. It is one of the ports from lower Michigan that has ferries going to Mackinac Island. We have had a weather delay here.

Grand Hotel, Mackinic Island, MI

What a beautiful hotel and grounds. We had lunch with some fellow "loopers", Nat and Ellen, in the hotel. A film with Christhoper Reeves was made in part here.

Mackinac Island, MI

Ferries making a rooster tail--Ed was impressed.

Ed and I biked around Mackinac Island, 8 miles.

View from Ft. Mackinac looking towards the five mile bridge connecting upper and lower Michigan.

Around Mackinac Island

One of the sail boaters we met before coming here said they could describe Mackinac Island in four words--horse sh__ and fudge! They do not allow motor vehicles on the island and they are famous for their fudge. They bring the supplies over on a ferry loaded with trucks and leave the trucks on the dock and off-load them onto horse drawn carriages.