Time for a quick history lesson for all of you who aren't native to Michigan: we have a lower and upper peninsula, which are connected by a 5 MILE Mackinac bridge. We stayed in Mackinaw City (yes, it's spelled differently) which is in the lower peninsula. To visit Mackinac Island, you have to take a quick ferry across the lake to the island. The area has so much fascinating history and it's very remote, for being such a large tourist town. On Mackinac Island, there are NO motor vehicles aside from a few emergency vehicles--everyone gets around by foot, bikes or on horses. How cool is that?
