Thanks Alan! As Ann mentioned, the bridge in question, about 5 miles long, connects the Lower portion of Michigan to the Upper Peninsula (i.e., the U.P.) The photo of the bridge is near the southern end of the bridge. My time on the island involved a ferry ride over from Mackinaw City (English spelling) to Mackinac Island (French spelling). There is also a ferry from St. Ignace which is near the northern end of the bridge. Meg remembers the time before the bridge was built; there was a car ferry service linking lower MIchigan to the U.P.
I’ve seen a show about living on the island year round. The hotels close, most guest houses close, most of the fancier “cottages” are owned by the wealthy who only spend some time there in the summer months. The school has 30-40 kids attending; last year there were 3 in the graduating class from high school. Most of the horses are ferried from the island starting about now, they winter at a large farm about 20 miles north of the bridge. Another bit of trivia - those who live in the U.P. are often called Yoopers. In retaliation they refer to those in lower MIchigan, as trolls. Because trolls live below the bridge. Stan > On Oct 26, 2021, at 1:50 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stan, I found both your GESO's very interesting. A bit of everything, even > horse-drawn transport. The island looks a nice place to retire for those who > can afford it! That image of the long bridge with a suspension section at the > far end puzzles me somewhat. Why would it be on an island or perhaps it is a > distant shot off-island? > > On 25-Oct-21 11:02 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> A set of 40 images from our recent trip to Mackinac. >> >> For context for those who are not familiar with the island, it is largely a >> tourist destination, reachable only by ferry or air (or on foot/snow machine >> when the lake freezes over), there are only about 1,000 permanent residents, >> and there are virtually no motorized vehicles on the island. >> >> This gallery is not intended as a travelogue but rather is is simply a >> collection of some favorite images from our visit. The Grand Hotel, a few of >> the “cottages”, the fortress, downtown traffic, and flowers. And flowers. >> >> Spoiler alert! One of these images may be seen in the upcoming November PUG… >> >> https://adobe.ly/3vI6wQz >> >> Stan >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
