Kalkaska to Munising

Parked at Matt & Kim's - Downtown Mackinaw Island and us at the Grand Hotel.

While in Kalkaska we had a great time with Kim's brother Matt, his wife Kim and their children, Katie, Jacob and Caleb. On Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Island at the Grand Hotel we had the buffet dinner. It was not just a meal, but rather a dining experience. Macanac Island was a good trip. Kim and I had never been there so it was a treat for us. There are no autos there so everyone gets around by horse drawn carriage or bicycle. It makes for an interesting envoronment. We left Matt & Kim's Wednesday AM and headed North. We crossed the Macanac Bridge into the UP (Upper Penensula) and traveled north to Whitefish Point. There we toured the Shipwreck Museum which was a very good experience. There was so much to learn and the guides were very helpful and knowledgable. From there we traveled to Newberry and stayed overnight at a KOA. Thursday we went north to see the Lumberjack Museum and the Oswald Bear Farm. The bear farm has 27 bears and you get a chance to see them up close. The most interesting thing was to watch a big bear saunter down a hill path to the pond and bathe. He sat down and put his back legs out of the water in front of himself and massaged them. The breathing and sounds were quite an experience. From there we traveled back south and west to Munising where we will spend 4 to 6 days. This is an intentional slow down that we planned so we don't hurry through the trip. We want to have time to stop and read and I'd like to write some. We will probably get the hammock out of the trailer and set it up. We are at a public campground on the shore of Lake Superior. Our coach is probably 200 feet from the water. There is an island a short distance out. It is really beautiful!