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Trips and Stories From My Worldly Travels
Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island

Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island

Regardless of the difference in spelling, I was made aware before our trip to Mackinac Island that Mackinaw and Mackinac are pronounced the same. We took a late morning Shepler’s Hydro-Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island. It was a cool (temp sat at 57 most of...

Petoskey, Michigan  and the Upper Mitt

Petoskey, Michigan and the Upper Mitt

My friend Cindy has been summering in Petoskey for more than 20 years. Until I drove here I didn’t understand what made it so special. This place is beautiful, as are the surrounding towns of Harbor Springs and Charlevoix that I also visited. In fact, My personal...