Wednesday, May 27th, we continued our journey heading North. It was raining, so we took our time and stopped for lunch at Zenders Inn in Frankenmuth, MI. We ate in their small dining room they called the Cow Path. It had 5 booths and was decorated with a Bavarian theme and is famous for its Fried Chicken and Stollen Bread. It was delicious.
After lunch, I walked around this little shopping village while Rob took a nap.
After Rob was well fed and rested, we traveled on to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. When we pulled in the parking lot, we noticed a school bus parked and a couple of busses pulling in behind us. If you look close, you can see the kids on the dunes. They look like little ants. We decided to enjoy the view from the RV and then head on our way. Soon it really begin to rain hard. We arrived in Traverse, MI and eventually found our campground. With every stop we made, we noticed that we were having to put on more layers of clothing.
Thursday, May 28th, we drove around Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The fog was very thick after the previous day of rain and our visability was bad. We toured the Lighthouse at the tip of Leelanau Pennisula at North Point. Then onward we went to Mackinac City. After getting checked into the campground, which was on the edge of Lake Huron, we stopped in a Pancake Restaurant and was immediately informed that they were expecting 150 fifth graders to arrive. We smiled and told them we would come back another day. We went to a small resturant down the street and had our first Pasty. This is a meat and vegetable mix, baked in a buttery crust. It is a very popular dish in northern Michigan and very tasty.
Thursday, May 29th, we boarded a Hydro-Jet Ferry to go over to Mackinac Island.
As you can see in the above picture, the only transportation on the island is by horse and buggy or bicycle. No automobiles were allowed.
This is the horse and carriage that took us around the island. It was cool, when we arrived, but as the time passed, it warmed up some. In the afternoon, we found an empty bench on the main street and we sat in the sun and watched the people go by on the bikes and in the carriages. Rob found an Ice Cream Shop near our bench, so we indulged ourselves in that pleasure. Since this must have been the last week of school for everybody, there were lots of kids on field trips.
This is what we first saw as we got to the island.
Sunday, May 31st, after attending a church in Cheboygan (15 miles from our campground) we traveled across the Mackinac Bridge to the upper penninsula. It was 44 degrees at mid morning and we heard that it was 84 degrees in Murray. There had been freeze warnings out for the past two days. We also discovered that Michigan had giant mesquito's and it was almost impossible to be outside near the lake. They loved to bite us southerners.
After lunch, I walked around this little shopping village while Rob took a nap.
After Rob was well fed and rested, we traveled on to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. When we pulled in the parking lot, we noticed a school bus parked and a couple of busses pulling in behind us. If you look close, you can see the kids on the dunes. They look like little ants. We decided to enjoy the view from the RV and then head on our way. Soon it really begin to rain hard. We arrived in Traverse, MI and eventually found our campground. With every stop we made, we noticed that we were having to put on more layers of clothing.
Thursday, May 28th, we drove around Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The fog was very thick after the previous day of rain and our visability was bad. We toured the Lighthouse at the tip of Leelanau Pennisula at North Point. Then onward we went to Mackinac City. After getting checked into the campground, which was on the edge of Lake Huron, we stopped in a Pancake Restaurant and was immediately informed that they were expecting 150 fifth graders to arrive. We smiled and told them we would come back another day. We went to a small resturant down the street and had our first Pasty. This is a meat and vegetable mix, baked in a buttery crust. It is a very popular dish in northern Michigan and very tasty.
Thursday, May 29th, we boarded a Hydro-Jet Ferry to go over to Mackinac Island.
As you can see in the above picture, the only transportation on the island is by horse and buggy or bicycle. No automobiles were allowed. 
This is the horse and carriage that took us around the island. It was cool, when we arrived, but as the time passed, it warmed up some. In the afternoon, we found an empty bench on the main street and we sat in the sun and watched the people go by on the bikes and in the carriages. Rob found an Ice Cream Shop near our bench, so we indulged ourselves in that pleasure. Since this must have been the last week of school for everybody, there were lots of kids on field trips.
This is what we first saw as we got to the island.
Sunday, May 31st, after attending a church in Cheboygan (15 miles from our campground) we traveled across the Mackinac Bridge to the upper penninsula. It was 44 degrees at mid morning and we heard that it was 84 degrees in Murray. There had been freeze warnings out for the past two days. We also discovered that Michigan had giant mesquito's and it was almost impossible to be outside near the lake. They loved to bite us southerners. 
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