Mackinaw/Mackinac

Kinda like "you say potato and I say potata"  but Mackinac/naw is pronounced as naw....so now you know!  However you say it, Mackinac Island is out of this world lovely with sights to see, history galore and photo ops everywhere....

 

You get to the island by boat, of course....

 

 

View of the harbor on the island

 

 

Horse-drawn carriages all over the place.  We took a carriage tour of parts of the island.

 

 

This was one stop on the tour...can't remember the name of the stone formation, but it was beautiful and great view of the beach way below.

 

 

Can you see the Olympic Symbol and 2012 in the sand?

 

 

We left the carriage tour to visit Fort Mackinac

 

 

Don't know this lady....

 

 

We had a nice lunch of soup and sandwich with spectacular views of boats and water and green green grass and lovely flowers.

 

 

Lots of great info by knowledgable interpreter in great uniform...

 

 

 

They shot some rifles...

 

 

They shot a cannon...

 

 

Paul was having a good time!  Then we left and walked the half mile to the Grand Hotel

 

 

This is one GRAND HOTEL!

 

We actually paid $20 to get inside just to walk around...it was worth it, but we were on awesome overload by that time....

 

 

Geranium is the signature flower for the hotel...see the carpet?

 

Afternoon tea is served here in the parlor....

 

A perfect view of the Lake....

 

The famous front porch...

 

The dress code is posted!

 

We left the hotel and walked back to the harbor....passing the Little Stone Church

 

 

Below is the house of my dreams....

 

 

 

Isn't it too wonderful? 

 

 

 Farewell...until next time!

Tally-ho

Cathy