Mackinac Island

The next morning we packed up and headed out to Detroit. We took the scenic route along Lake Superior through the Upper Peninsula to St. Ignace where we checked into a hotel for the night. The next morning we took the ferry to Mackinac Island - what a crazy place! No cars! No trucks! Only bicycles and horses.

The ferry ride took us on a very windy ride past the bridge to Michigan:

Here's the little lighthouse that we passed before the Island. When we got to the island the ferry dock was packed with goods coming and going in wagons pulled by huge work horses.

We found a diner type place for breakfast and walked down main street to lots of Fudge shops and other touristy stores.

We rented bicycles and rode around the whole island which was only about 7 miles! Here's David on their bike highway that circles the outer edge of the island.

We stopped at a natural arch that had formed when the water level was higher:

 We also found that we were there a week before the Lilac festival so all of their Lilac bushes were just starting to bloom. They had the biggest Lilac bushes I've ever seen:

After we brought our bikes back we walked around the main streets and stopped into a little cafe for lunch. Then we took a horse taxi back to the dock.