Saturday, September 28, 2013

Road Trip 3 - The Great Lakes (Part 2)

Driving through Michigan


On the shores of Lake Michigan





The Mackinac Bridge (pronounced Mackinaw)



The bridge from Bridge View Park




Taking the ferry to Mackinac Island on Lake Huron



The Mackinac Bridge from Lake Huron




The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island





Mackinac Island


No cars allowed!



(Island is famous for fudge)







The harbour






Fort Mackinac











Not likely!









The Grand Hotel






Summer 'cottages'


Return boat trip (a bit choppy!)


Crossing the Mackinac Bridge


Colonial Michilimackinac







Fort Michilimackinac (occupied by the French and then the British)



Cannon demonstration


Inside the fort












Musket demonstration















Back on the road


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Empire, Michigan





Sunset over the dunes








Entering Ohio




Harrison Lake State Park


Bryan, Ohio



Entering Indiana




Amish Acres, Nappanee





Scarecrow competition







The farm






Thanksgiving dinner!



Barn restaurant






Inside the schoolhouse


At the Pumpkin Patch



Free pumpkin!







Schoolhouse with school bus!


Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana


Back to Chicago


Flight home


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