Aug 14 2011
Day Three (and four) — Wednesday Wonders of Mackinac Island (and Thursday)
Wednesday the weather was cool, breezy but sunny, and perfect for a visit to the Island. We took a carriage tour, stopped at the butterfly house as part of the carriage tour, took pictures at Arch Rock and enjoyed some history at Fort Mackinac. (Not a very auspicious military history, considering it was captured twice and later turned into a National Park, where apparently soldier discipline was a real problem because the bored recruits used to get drunk all the time.) We ate at a lame buffet for lunch (lured inside by a girl extolling the virtues of the pizza) and also ended up in a “Maze of Mirrors” which the kids enjoyed, at least. We also ended up searching for ice cream at “The Tea Room” inside the fort itself. Turns out they didn’t have much in the way of ice cream (really?) so we had the most expensive shakes in the history of dessert. The view, however, was spectacular.
Thursday we just hung around the campground, went into town for lunch, a playground, and ice cream, and hung around the campground some more. Friday we decamped and headed out. It was a wonderful time, but we’re sure glad to be home.
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