Day 40 - St. Ignace (Michigan UP)

Nice drive up to the UP.  We decided to take the senic route along Lake Huron vs. following the interstate highway up the middle of lower Michigan.  Good decision.  We had lunch at a nice rest area right next to the lake.  The rest of the drive along Lake Huron was very pretty.  Lots of homes right along the lake.  We took notice of how each driveway had a sign with a unique name, or different structures (i.e. lighhouse, anchor, etc.) in an effort to uniquely identify their entrance.  Some were better than others.  We also saw a lot of "For Sale" signs too.

Going over the Mackinaw Bridge was very cool.  The crossing is approximately 5 miles and the bridge is similar in design to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.  The crossing is where Lake Michigan connects to Lake Huron.

Our campground was right along Lake Huron.  A little rustic but nice location.  We ended up with a site set a bit apart from the others, which was nice.  Once we got setup, we headed down to beach.  The water there was very shallow and we were able to walk out quite a ways.  Faithy had fun in the water too.  We saw afterwards that dogs were not allowed on the beach.  Oh well.  Greg and I went out the farthest and I took a dip in Lake Huron.  My first great lake swim!  We then headed back to our site for dinner and then a campfire afterwards.  I taught the boys the correct was to roast a marshmellow to the nice golden brown vs. their "let's light it on fire" method.  I'm sure they still prefer their method!

Tomorrow we head further up the UP.  We're going to keep on taking the scenic routes.  Today and the next number of days are more about the drive vs. our previous destination focus, so our mindset needs to change.

Mackinaw Bridge

Boys in Lake Huron