The last part of our summer vacation found us in Mackinac Island. I want to spend the next two days talking about my time there. I had never been there before. I have been to the UP of Michigan a bunch, that was where we vacationed when I was a kid, but I had never been to the Mackinac side before. I was curious to see what it was like. In all seriousness, it looks like the rest of the UP. There are little shops, some motels, pasty shops and gas stations as far as the eye can see. But Mackinac is different. This is a fully different spot to visit.

To get to Mackinac you have to take a ferry to get there. I've only ever been on a ferry one other time in my life and it was to go to a restaurant in Illinois. It was a five minute ride across a tiny lake. Not much to write home about. This ferry ride though, this was where it was at. The ferry boat was humongous. It had two levels. There was an open spot on the top and an indoor area on the lower deck. It was rad. The day we got there it was raining and cold, so we sat in the lower deck. It was pretty cool. They kept a window open so you could feel the breeze from the lake. Also, the lake was enormous. The ferry ride was about 15-20 minutes long and it was very relaxing. I was sitting there looking out my window and just watched the ferry cruise along the lake. It was great. My daughter also had a very good time checking it out. She loved it more than any of us I think.

When you get to Mackinac it could be a total mess of people. But they know how to handle crowds and people getting on and off ferry boats left and right. I was impressed by how they managed the crowd. We were told where to go, where our resort was and how to get there, either by foot or by carriage. That is another thing about Mackinac, there are no cars on the island. They are not allowed. To get around you have to walk, take a carriage, run or ride bikes. Bikes seem to be the most popular mode of transportation on the island. More on that tomorrow.

When you finally settle and get out, Mackinac is like a tourist dream. There are kitchy shops as far as the eye can see. There are way, way too many fudge shops, but that is just maybe in my head since I don't like fudge. Also, Mackinac is kind of known for their fudge. I will say that my wife and kids have loved every bit of fudge they have had since we got home. There are also Adirondack chairs everywhere on the island. Each morning we would have breakfast sitting on an Adirondack chair and looking at the lake. Again, it was relaxing. I loved having my iced coffee and sitting on the lake with my fam. It was exactly what I like to do when I am on vacation. The restaurants were solid, and you could sit outside at any of the spots. It was also perfect weather every single day. The temperature never got above 75, there was hardly any humidity, and when the sun went down it was cool enough to wear sleeves. It was the best. The resorts were also very cool and comfortable. I have zero complaints about where we stayed other than everything is made for people under six feet tall, but that is just fine. I just had to duck down, which I do a lot already.

Mackinac Island is a very cool, very touristy and very fun place to visit. I'm so glad that I finally went. I will definitely go into more detail about the stuff I did tomorrow, but I just wanted to lay a baseline for how cool Mackinac is when you arrive. It was a blast. I cannot wait to go back.

Ty

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