{"id":1088,"date":"2022-09-17T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T00:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2022-09-17T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T00:11:13","slug":"mackinac-island-mi-to-petoskey-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1088","title":{"rendered":"Mackinac Island, MI to Petoskey, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today’s journey is 55 miles. We will leave Mackinac Island on Lake Huron, pass through the straits of Mackinac, and head into Lake Michigan.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It is a gorgeous Saturday as we bid a fond farewell to Mackinac Island.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Round Island Light<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We pass the Round Island Light, built in 1898. It lies on the west coast of Round Island within the shipping channel of The Straits of Mackinac. The Straits of Mackinac connect Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. This iconic lighthouse, often likened to a schoolhouse, along with Biddle Point on Mackinac Island, serves as the finish line for the Chicago Yacht Club’s annual Race to Mackinac, run since 1898.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grand Hote<\/em><\/strong>l Mackinac Island<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We also pass by the Grand Hotel. Constructed in the late 19th century, it prides itself on having the world’s largest porch, measuring 600 ft. Unlike most porches however, one needs to pay $10 to sit on a porch rocker, unless you are a hotel guest, then you pay in another way ($550 for a Saturday night stay).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mackinac Bridge<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We head under the Mackinac Bridge which transverses the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Lower Peninsula of Michigan at Mackinaw City to the upper peninsula of Michigan at St. Ignace. The bridge was opened in 1957 and is part of interstate I-75. There is a $4.00 toll to cross the bridge and no pedestrians or bikes are allowed. There has been two cars that have gone off the bridge, one by suicide and one by reckless driving. For those suffering from gephyrophobia, or the fear of bridges and tunnels, someone will drive you and your car over the bridge. Every year about 1,000 people use this service. As we approach closer to the bridge, the vehicles crossing the bridge do not appear to be cars.\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antique tractor after antique tractor<\/em><\/strong> crossing the bridge.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What are the chances that we cross under the bridge as the annual antique tractor parade over the Mackinac bridge is occurring? 1,105 tractors is the official tally of the participants in this year’s antique tractor parade from Mackinac City to St. Ignace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We leave the tractors, Mackinac Bridge and Lake Huron in our wake and head into Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n