Aw man, I am missing last week. Last Sunday at about this time, my husband and I were chasing down the sunset on Mackinac Island. 
That is about all I could capture of it - we needed to be on the other side of the island.
I love Mackinac Island! I have loved it since my parents took me when I was a little girl. I highly recommend going to the island. It is so beautiful and seems to be a magical place. It is very romantic. My husband and I went last week-end to celebrate our anniversary. We finally got to take a road trip in our new car. I was lucky enough to get the week-end off and so we took off for Mackinaw City on Saturday. We got over to the island by about 5pm. We settled into our hotel, The Murray, right on main street. We like staying there because it is on the main street, is relatively inexpensive, provides complimentary breakfast, and it has a great spa-pool on the roof.
Saturday night my husband and I took in a comedy show. We had seen it last year but went again because we like the comedian...and they serve the most awesomemest drinks - it is like 3 drinks in one. We had Bahama Mama's. I got buzzed off on one drink, so I mistakenly ordered another one 
Yikes! The comedy show only lasts an hour but I was feeling really, really good by then. That is the good thing about the island - there aren't any cars allowed, you can walk to all the restaurants, bars, etc. So we walked on down to Sinclair's Irish Pub and listened to an amazing blues band. We had been there before the comedy show for dinner. Well we went back after because that is where we hung out last year and we like the place. The band's bass guitarist saw us and actually thanked us for coming back. He was really sweet. We talked to him all night, in between the music - he is a really cool guy and a great bass player. He is retired from Ford and he said now he gets to have fun - "It is never to late to live your dream". The waitress kept our drinks coming - that was a bad thing. I drank more than I wanted, but me and my husband had the best time.
Yikes! The comedy show only lasts an hour but I was feeling really, really good by then. That is the good thing about the island - there aren't any cars allowed, you can walk to all the restaurants, bars, etc. So we walked on down to Sinclair's Irish Pub and listened to an amazing blues band. We had been there before the comedy show for dinner. Well we went back after because that is where we hung out last year and we like the place. The band's bass guitarist saw us and actually thanked us for coming back. He was really sweet. We talked to him all night, in between the music - he is a really cool guy and a great bass player. He is retired from Ford and he said now he gets to have fun - "It is never to late to live your dream". The waitress kept our drinks coming - that was a bad thing. I drank more than I wanted, but me and my husband had the best time.Sunday, we rented bikes and biked around the island. It is an easy eight miles around the island - relatively flat. It is so beautiful too. 
Look at how calm the water was on Lake Huron. I have to make frequent stops around the island to take pictures. I uploaded all the pictures I took in an album on this Space.
Although we didn't bike the interior of the island this trip (it is really hilly and can be dangerous, definitely arduous), we ended up biking at least 10 miles total and probably hiked about 4 miles that day. Sunday night was spent in the hotels spa pool, hehe. 
Monday we took a carriage ride around the island and visited the butterfly house. 
Sadly, we didn't have time to visit the old fort or have tea on the Grand Hotel porch - we had to get back to reality.
I just love to share a little of my experiences on Mackinac Island and my photos with everyone. It is one of my most favorite places and I think people should definitely visit Mackinac Island if they have the chance. My husband and I always have a good time (and good weather) when we go. We hope to make it our annual tradition.
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