Thursday, August 13, 2009

8/9 - Ludington, MI

The "Grand" hotel
The "Grand" hotel in Ludington is similar in many ways to the "Grand" hotel on Mackinac Island. For example, they are both called the "Grand", they both serve good food (although a slightly different cuisine), and they both serve cocktails (although the decor of the bar is a little dissimilar). Did I say they were both called the "Grand"?
Luckily, last night's storm passed north of us, but true to form, not only did the wind and seas not back down today, they increased! Again we decided to stay in port. The small boat along side us yesterday never returned to the slip last night, so we could only hope that they found shelter elsewhere. "Maya Lisa" is still here at the marina, and we had an email from "Houlegan" today saying that they were still stuck in Manistee.

We took a tour of the town, had ice cream at "Kilwin's", and had an early dinner at "The Grand Hotel" which is somewhat different than "The Grand Hotel" on Mackinac Island. The food was good, and it reminded us of bar/restaurants from the 50s with knotty-pine walls, and Formica and chrome tables and chairs. Upon our return we enjoyed one of our William Powell/Myrna Loy DVDs.

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