We left Leisure Lake Family Campground around 10:50 this morning after saying our goodbyes to all our HitchHiker friends. Barb was dreading the crossing of the Mackinac suspension bridge. It is about five miles long and is very tall. It turned out it wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be.
I forgot to put the SD card back in the computer this morning so we will have to wait until tomorrow to get some good pictures of the bridge.
We are now on Michigan’s upper peninsula at Lakeshore Park Campground in St. Ignace, MI. Tomorrow we will take a ferry to Mackinac Island. As we crossed the bridge Lake Michigan was to our left and Lake Huron was to our right below us.
We splurged tonight after we set up the camper. We went into St. Ignace to the Village Inn Restaurant.
We both ordered the rib dinner. It was 3/4 a rack of ribs surrounded by Duchesse potatoes with a braised tomato and steamed vegetables. It was delicious with huge portions as you can see above. It was tempting to eat it all but we decided to save half for tomorrow.
St. Ignace is a beautiful little harbor town at the base of the Mackinac Bridge.
Ferries leave the harbor in the wake of their jet drives for Mackinac Island as seagulls soar on the sea breeze.
St. Ignace has that special seaside charm.
The lighthouse is a focal point of the harbor.
Flowers border the streets adding extra charm.
Across the street you can see the Museum of Ojibwa Culture.
This is the view from my bedroom window.
This is a closer look at the view of Lake Michigan’s shore.
2 comments:
Roger those are great pictures of the lake and the area. Have a great time in the U.P. and don't forget to look up the yoopers.
Ron and Lois are right about visiting the Da Yooper's store. But you have to go west past Marquette. By the way, we're the 'trolls' because we live under the bridge. Glad to hear that the bridge experience was OK. Looks like the cg was what we remembered. Have a great time!
RnR
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