Local Transportation
Stone arch
Fort Mackinac and the tea room deck
Downtown MackinacLunch with a view
We boarded the ferry to Mackinac Island at 9:30 a.m. for the 5 mile crossing. As we approached the harbor, the scene was extremely festive, since approximately 100 sailboats that participated in the Port Huron - Mackinac Race filled the docks with banners and flags flying. Ashore, no automobiles are permitted and transportation is done by horse and buggy, bicycle, or foot.
We joined our fellow tourists and our first order of business was to take a carriage tour of the island in order to get an overview of things, and then we wanted to tour Fort Mackinac. The tour made various stops, and we got to see the huge, lovely Grand Hotel. We had a great time at the Fort, where we saw and took part in several re-enactments of military life in the 1880s. We also had lunch provided by the Grand Hotel on a promontory of the Fort with a view that was absolutely gorgeous! We toured several historic sites in town that were also part of the Fort tour, and then returned to St. Ignace by ferry. We decided that we would go to lunch and tour the Grand Hotel tomorrow, as well as do some shopping in this definite tourist mecca.
We joined our fellow tourists and our first order of business was to take a carriage tour of the island in order to get an overview of things, and then we wanted to tour Fort Mackinac. The tour made various stops, and we got to see the huge, lovely Grand Hotel. We had a great time at the Fort, where we saw and took part in several re-enactments of military life in the 1880s. We also had lunch provided by the Grand Hotel on a promontory of the Fort with a view that was absolutely gorgeous! We toured several historic sites in town that were also part of the Fort tour, and then returned to St. Ignace by ferry. We decided that we would go to lunch and tour the Grand Hotel tomorrow, as well as do some shopping in this definite tourist mecca.
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