Mackinaw City, MI June 17-22

We drove a relatively easy 300 miles (all highway) to Mill Creek Campground in Mackinaw City, MI. We can see Lake Huron from our campground and if we walk 50 yards we can see the Mackinaw Bridge (shown later) in the distance.

This is a big tourist area, but we're here before the crowds. On our second day we toured the icebreaker Mackinaw and on the third day we took a hydrojet to Mackinac Island.




The island allows no motorized vehicles, so everyone either walks, bikes, takes a carriage or rides a horse.



On the island we visited a butterfly conservatory and Fort Mackinac which saw action in the War of 1812. There were lots of photo opportunities for beautiful scenery.

On Father’s Day we drove to Chebogan and toured a lighthouse. Our guides were a family of enthusiastic and welcoming volunteers--two young boys, their police officer mother and her mother and father. They were staying free in the lighthouse for a week in exchange for volunteering to clean and lead tours.




The next day we wandered around Mackinaw City and were amazed at the shoreline. The city has set up a series of parks with three or four homes between each park. The parks are landscaped, have informational tablets and gorgeous views. Here’s a close-up of the Mackinaw Bridge.




The rest of our time was consumed by mundane stuff—laundry and sanitizing the plumbing system in our trailer. Next stop Upper Peninsula.