Touring Mackinac Island under cool, grey skies!
Took the 10 am boat from St Ignace
The Grand Hotel
Opened July 10, 1887
A "Summer Colony" of the 19th Century
Victorian and Neoclassic homes
Many wealthy industrialists built summer cottages
along the Islands' bluffs for extended stay.
Fort Mackinac from the harbor
Automated Harbor light
Big Mack in the distance
Only horses on the island to do the heavy work.
One of the "Tall Ships" was in port when we arrived
Peek
Busy downtown
Tourists filled the streets by mid-afternoon
this was 10:30 AM
The Park in front of the Fort was used to raise crops
to feed the garrison.
Trinity Episcopal Church 1882
Missionary Bark Chapel
Market Street
View of the harbor from the Fort
Geese, Geese, and more Geese in the Park
1878 Post Commisary, Post Headquarters,
Quartermaster's Storehouse
2013
1859 Barracks
2013 Barracks
Stone Officers Quarters 1780
Gov. of Michigan Summer Residence
guard posted on the front porch
Horsedrawn Water Wagon
Golf Course
The Grand Hotel
No entry unless you are a hotel guest!
So..We went into the ice cream parlor side entrance.
The long porch
Stables in Town
Horseback Riding or carriage rides or rent your own carriage
You can walk or ride bikes all around the island.
We chose to walk.
See the beautiful homes on our walking tour.
Another wedding today
We had an enjoyable day!
Tomorrow we cross the Mackinac Bridge into
lower Michigan as they say.
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