Mackinac Island, MI

A much needed mini-vacation is in progress. We thought about it long and hard, our first thought was to go to Memphis and visit Graceland. But after a little more thought, we figured Tennessee in July sounds hot, we already got hot at home and there would be just so much that we'd want to see in Memphis. So why not go north we thought? Well BINGO! We picked well, the high today was 77, PERFECT day to walk around Mackinac Island. I've always wanted to come and visit the Grand Hotel, I would have loved to stay there but dang it costs a lot of money to rest in luxury.  So we Priceline negotiated us a deal and stayed in Mackinaw City instead and got to take the ferry over to the island. That's what we did all day today, walked around the island and took about a 2 hour horse and carriage tour around the island. It was beautiful!

Our Ride 

Skull cave

Arch Rock

Fort Mackinac

The porch of the Grand Hotel, if you aren't a guest you pay $10 to peruse the grounds of the hotel, no worries its mucho cheaper than the $700 it would have cost to stay there. No thanks, I'll take pictures to make it look like I stayed there, memories are free and priceless ;)

on the porch of the Grand, what a view!

We weren't terribly impressed with the interior of the Grand, but I guess our tastes are a little more IKEA than turn of the century Victorian-we-have-too-much-money-so-lets-spend-it-on-ugly-stuff.

Just sitting on the porch at the Grand makes you feel luxurious. But slightly too poor to actually be sitting there. Never fear I saw cut off Harley shirts, so just because you have the money to stay there doesn't mean you have to be classy.

After 6pm on the grounds you must be in dinner attire, the gentlemen must have ties and coats and the ladies mustn't be in slacks. FaNcY!

Our ferry ride

This little gem is for sale on the island for a cool $3,250,000

click here to see the listing

oh and this could be your view... I think I could live with that.

Tomorrow if it doesn't rain, it's only a 30% chance, our plan is to sit on the beach and soak up some sun!