It has been several days since I have made any additions to this blog.
We did not see any fireworks for the 4th. On the 4th, the action took place well after 10 pm and most were in bed. In Minocqua, the fireworks were cancelled as Mother Nature's fireworks (rain and thunderstorm) took precedence over the one's that are manmade. We had wonderful homemade donuts at Paul Bunyon's Cook Shanty the next morning. It was raining quite hard as we took off on this day. The rain has fallen hard for the past couple of days, but the difference from rain in CO, is that the temperature stays pretty warm, so we keep riding.
We are now in Michigan and the Eastern Time Zone.
We have ridden along the northern coast of Lake Michigan to the town of St Ignace. We took the ferry to quaint Mackinac Island (see pictures above). This island has had huge historical significance with different countries holding possession of this centrally located island since the 1670's. It is an island in which no private cars allowed. The only motorized vehicles are municipal or county emergency equipment and snow plows. People get around the island by walking, bicycles, or horse drawn carriages. Mail, supplies, furniture and everything else are delivered by horse-drawn wagons and carts.
The bicycle snob in me, came out over the weekend, as I didn't ride my bike on the island.
There were alot of people on bikes who haven't ridden a bike in a long period of time and were not real aware of the other people riding bikes as well.
There were several weddings on the island over the weekend, with bachelor parties on Friday and the weddings taking place on Sat and Sun. I got to see Vince and Molly Carroll, friends from our days in San Diego. Vince is a summer minister, who does about 40-45 weddings each summer.
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