Travel Blogs from Saint Ignace, United States
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zwischen Lake Michigan und Lake Huron
Da die Fähre auf die andere Seite zum Lake Michigan viel zu teuer war (über 220 US$ für Bus und uns) fahren wir halt die Strecke um den See rum. Bei 0,62 cent pro Liter Diesel kann man schon ein paar Kilometer fahren, zumal die Strecke auch sehr ...
Étape 3 - De Sudbury à St-Ignace, Michigan
Le 10 septembre 2007 St-Ignace La route entre Sudbury et Sault-Ste-Marie longe le lac Michigan et traverse des réserves indiennes ; tout s'est déroulé sans flèches dans les pneus. Nous avons passé la frontière des Etats-Unis à ...
Tahquamenon Falls and Soo Locks
... European settlement in the area when in 1668 Father Jacques Marquette travelled there to found a catholic mission. In 1671 he left the mission and headed south to the Straits of Mackinac where he founded another mission and named it St ...
Adult Disney World (kind of)...
So back at Sleeping Bear Dunes there was the guy who gave us the raspberries. He had just come down from this area as he did the annual walk across Mackinac Bridge. He told us about a casino that had free hook-ups for RVer's. We didn't believe him at ...
Tahquamenon Falls and Oswalds Bear Ranch
Tahquamenon Falls The Tahquamenon river was made famous in the Longfellow poem Hiawatha. According to the Indian lore, the origin of the name Tahquamenon is attributed to the water's amber color, which is the result of leaching of tanic acid from the ...
Visited Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City is located at the northernmost tip of the Lower Peninsula and Southern end of the Mackinac Bridge between the Lower and Upper Peninsulas at the Straits of Mackinac. ...
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is America's first national lakeshore and was established to preserve a portion of the diminishing shoreline of the Great Lakes. It hugs the coastline of Lake Superior and is 40 miles long. Along this unspoiled stretch ...
Mackinac Bridge Walk
Every Labor Day, there is a 5 mile walk over the bridge. It starts at 7:00 a.m. in St. Ignace and ends in Mackinac City. The north bound lanes on route 75 are closed to traffic during the walk. Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 walk the bridge every ...
Mackinac Island
You can only get on the Island by boarding one of three ferry lines. Once on the Island, you can hear the clip-clop of horse hooves. No cars are allowed on the Island. People get around the 8 mile island on horse and buggy, horse, or bicycle. Mackinac ...
Straits State Park and MacKinac!!
My second state park. And this one with a pretty good view from camp. It was a bit of an adventurous route getting to the Straits State Park, but I arrived not too long after my original estimate. What can I say, there are sometimes you ...
I think I'll be at the North Pole soon
Came across the Mackinac River Bridge. It must be 3 miles long. (Whoops, I found out later it's 5.) It has 4 lanes with the 2 inside lanes being steel deck. I don’t like riding the mc on steel, but my adventure for tomorrow is back across. ...
Mackinaw Bridge & area lighthouses
Damn it's cold. I waited till 9 to leave this morning, but it still was only 57 degrees. Is this July or is this April?? Today I went back across the bridge on the motorcycle. I must have made it cause I’m making my report. I visited Fort Mackinac ...
Back in the RV
... just put miles behind us. The second day we drove a more scenic route up around Lake Huron. Our destination was St. Ignace which is located between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Today we spent most of the day on Mackinac Island. We ...
Camping on Lake Michigan
We got up this morning and took pictures of the deer and then turkeys eating in Jackie's back yard. What a beautiful place to live, just like a park. Then went back down to the Ogle's cabin in the woods and they fixed a Texas ...
Swimmin theMackinaw Bay watchin the tide roll away
It wasn't the prettiest drive to St. Ignace since it had begun to rain so things were cloudy but it wasn't bad. We had a little hiccup finding the state park. I didn't realize the street was RIGHT as soon as you go off the highway. The good news was that ...
Mackinac Island
... nbsp; There is a runway for planes and during the winter that is how supplies are brought in until the ice bridge forms from St. Ignace. Can you imagnine how much food you have on stock so you don't have to pay higher prices. My problem would ...
Drunk and giggly
492 miles today in gorgeous weather. Paved lane on Mackinac bridge CLOSED again. Not fun on the grated part! Nice ride today, lots of nice views of Lake Huron. Tired. Good pizza dinner. Lots of Jack and cokes. More tomorrow, when I am sober and ...
Driving and driving.....
... We all woke up to get ready at a normal time! Then we got coffee and hit the road! We leisurely drove up to St. Ignace where we have our hotel for the weekend. Not too much traffic. It was just so nice to just chat with them. ...
St. Ignace & Mackinaw Bridge
We visited St. Ignace today (Monday), and then the Mackinaw Bridge viewing center. It was so ...
Mackinac Island
... them. Very good--lie a meat pie with gravy. Took the ferry to Mackinac Island. Rented bikes and rode a bit, then walked around the other side. Had ice cream and walked up to look at the Grand Hotel. Had dinner at Mackinac Island Grill in Saint Ignace. ...
Yoopers
Catching up on our blog - so there will be a couple of entries ... We stayed there 3 nights: 8/25 Twin Lakes State Park (it rained but we were just fine) ... and because it was raining, we went out for breakfast ... delicious ..and then came back ...
Heading to the US of A
... nbsp; Got my maps and a rough game plan and headed south. I heard a lot about the Mackinaw Bridge so decided to stop at St. Ignace which is just at the North end of the bridge. A very cute place. Decided to get a hotel for the night (was ...
Beautiful Saint Ignace
... , New York, Vermont, Montana & Idaho. We visit the Soo Locks before heading to Point Iroquois Lighthouse in Brimley, MI. We then head to Saint Ignace to visit with friends who are camping in Straits State Park before calling it a ...
Camping near Mackinac Bridge
Drove up the Lake Michigan coastline on a clear day. Played some catch at a nice park on the lake. Went over the Mackinac Bridge. Camped at Straits State Park in the UP. Had a roaring camp fire and roasted some marshmallows. ...
Day 2: St. Ignace
St. Ignace Area Schools Tour of the District/Conversation with the Superintendent Meet the Tribal Liaison at Middle School Tour of Tribal Health Center Bridge View Park Traverse City ...
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