Tag: Michigan

Friday July 18, 2025 was our last full day on the Island and was our busiest. We started it with a breakfast at The Pink Pony.

After breakfast, Amanda and I took a bike tour around the island. The last time I was in Mackinac Island, our bike tire got a flat and our trip ended. This time we were successful and made it around. It was a beautiful day.

Next up, we got some food. I stopped and got some pizza and then we were off to Fort Mackinac. This fort was built by the British during the Revolutionary War, so it was a cool bit of history to explore.

Our last stop was taking a carriage ride up to the Grand Hotel. It was an impressive hotel with a great view. They have a huge porch with a ton of rocking chairs.

To wrap up the trip, we ate at Yankee Rebel Tavern. And a final stroll through downtown.

Overall, it was a great trip. We packed a lot into a few days and it was a nice break from the summer heat. The island was nice and cool compared to the 90s back at home.

We started the day off with some breakfast at the restaurant called Seabiscuit Cafe. It was pretty good. Then we went off on a Mackinac Island Carriage Tour and got to ride in a carriage pulled by some horses. The horses were the Belgian Draft Horse and they were huge. This tour took us to Surrey Hills Museum, Arch Rock in the State Park, and a final stop at Fort Mackinac. This was an enjoyable tour and I highly recommend it if you visit Mackinac Island.

After the tour, we walked around the town for a bit and then just rested a bit before going to dinner. For dinner we went to Mary’s Bistro Draught House and I had some pizza which was great.

On July 16, 2025 we begun our trip to Mackinac Island for a few days. The trip started out around 8AM and generally went well. We did hit a bit of heavy rain and were forced to stop for a bit, but we were soon on our way again.

We did stop at Cracker Barrel just outside of Flint, MI and it was a bit of a mess. The service was slow and the food was not much to talk about. From there we got some gas and headed out again. I think we only needed to make one last stop before we found the ferry for the trip across.

The ferry that took us across was from Shepler’s Ferry and was called Captain Shepler. The ride across was not too long and was smooth. We arrived on the island probably around 5PM. We had our bags taken to our hotel called the Bicycle Inn and got quickly checked in.

We had dinner at the Great Turtle Brewery and Distillery and it was really good. After dinner we also had some ice cream at one of the Ryba’s Fudge shops and also walked around a bit.