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Published: July 28th 2008
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The Mackinac Island Bridge
This bridge connects lower Michigan to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. People who live in the upper region are called "uppers" and the others are called lower michiganders. This bridge is 5 miles long and the scenic beauty from atop the bridge is breathtaking. We have been waiting for the weather to clear so that we could venture north to Charlevoix, Petosky and Mackinac Island area. It has been raining here for over a week and today was THE day to venture out into the sunshine!
Charlevoix is a picturesque little village along Lake Michigan. Many famous people have summer homes here including Madonna, Tom Selleck, Michael Jordan, and other millionaires from around the world. It is a beautiful small village with flower lined streets, Lake Charlevoix, and a drawbridge located between lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan.
Venturing on to Petosky, another small quaint town just north of Charlevoix, we found the same flower lined streets and many art galleries and restaurants are located in the village by the water. What a gorgeous place.
From there up through Mackinac (pronounced Mack - in - aw) City and over the spectacular 5 mile long Mackinac Bridge to catch the ferry over to Mackinac Island. No automobiles are allowed on the island so it's either horse drawn carriages or bicycles. We chose the carriages as we had done the bicycles on our last trip!
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