Sunday, August 12, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Southern Michigan
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| The Tunnel of Trees, a beautiful 20-mile drive through a forest of of overhanging trees |
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| Harbour Springs |
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| Such a quaint little town.... |
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| A beautiful little park right off of Main Street |
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| This little swimming area and beach was right next to the park. |
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| Cute little red hat lady |
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| Main Street |
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| Sleeping Bear Dunes |
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| The dunes in the distance |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Greetings from Michigan
We've been at my sister's house for a couple of weeks now. Her and her husband have a large piece of property out in the country, with lots of trees and grass. We decided to layover here for awhile so my sister and I could have a long visit, which we haven't done since she left California in 1967. I also flew to San Diego for 10 days to visit with my girls. Walt's been playing a lot of golf lately. There's several courses nearby, and the prices are cheap, so he's been in heaven! We'll be leaving next week to head for Pennyslvania and the Little League Playoffs at Williamsport. From there, we'll head to the New England states to see the fall colors.
One of the best places we've visited in Michigan is Mackinac Island. I've dreamed of going ever since one of my favorite movies, Somewhere in Time, was filmed there in 1980. We took the ferry over, and spent the whole day. It was beautiful, as you can see from the pictures below. We took a carriage ride around the island, and a walking tour of the Grand Hotel, ending up in the Cupola Bar at the top of the hotel, where we enjoyed a late lunch and a spectacular view.
We would love to hear from all of you that read this. Although life on the road is wonderful, we miss our family and friends so much. Nothing can take your place.
Carol
One of the best places we've visited in Michigan is Mackinac Island. I've dreamed of going ever since one of my favorite movies, Somewhere in Time, was filmed there in 1980. We took the ferry over, and spent the whole day. It was beautiful, as you can see from the pictures below. We took a carriage ride around the island, and a walking tour of the Grand Hotel, ending up in the Cupola Bar at the top of the hotel, where we enjoyed a late lunch and a spectacular view.
We would love to hear from all of you that read this. Although life on the road is wonderful, we miss our family and friends so much. Nothing can take your place.
Carol
Mackinac Island, July 10, 2012
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| Such a coincidence that we visited the day the Grand Hotel turned 125! |
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| The Mackinac Bridge, over 5 miles long |
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| The Grand Hotel, built in 1887 |
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| A floating lighthouse |
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| Coming into the harbor |
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| Main Street |
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| No cars on this island ! |
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| Beautiful old home |
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| The Little Stone Church, circa 1900 |
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| The Grand Hotel, made famous in the movie, "Somewhere In Time" |
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| The Carriage House |
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| Made out of wicker |
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| Some of the draft horses that pull carriages all over the island |
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| Arch Rock |
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| Beautiful Lake Huron |
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| Originally built by the British in 1780 |
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| The governor's summer home |
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| Mode of transportation in wintertime |
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| I'm excited to take a tour of the Grand |
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| The view from the Cupola Bar |
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| We had a late afternoon lunch in the Cupola |
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| What a treat! |
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| The Cupola Bar from below |
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| Leaving the island.... |
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| Back to reality |
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| The sunset from our overnight campspot |
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