{"id":2064,"date":"2023-10-16T17:46:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T21:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2023-10-16T17:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T21:46:39","slug":"charlevoix-mi-to-elk-rapids-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2064","title":{"rendered":"Charlevoix, MI to Elk Rapids, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-291.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-291.jpg 580w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-291-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A short trip of 34 miles to Elk Rapids, MI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We leave Charlevoix on a sunny morning.  Beautiful homes surround Round Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3351-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This 10,000 sq. ft. house, home to one of the Four Winn&#8217;s founders, boasts of what else&#8230;an aquatic garage.  Asking price in 2022&#8230; $8.3 million.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3354-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Of course there has to be one of the famous Charlevoix&#8217;s  mushroom houses on the banks of Round Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3356-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This house pretty much dwarfs the little mushroom next door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3360-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A close pass by the Emerald Isle, which takes passengers and their cars to Beaver Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Finally we are at the drawbridge taking us back out to Lake Michigan.  This time we wait for the opening. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3364-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our hearts beat a little slower with the bridge opened as we pass under. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3371-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlevoix South Pier Light Station, marking the way from the Pine River Channel into Lake Michigan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3375.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lake Michigan has some chop today, but much improved over the last several days. Once into the east arm of the Grand Traverse Bay, the water becomes smoother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3379-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Entrance into Elk Rapids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Elk Rapids is a small village of 1,529 people.  It is nestled in the area called the Chain of Lakes, which is a 75-mile-long waterway consisting of 14 lakes and connecting rivers, which empty into\u00a0the Grand Traverse Bay. The Elk Rapids Hydroelectric Dam, off the Elk River, however divides the lakes.  While the water can flow between the two lakes, boats can not.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3393-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Elk River rapids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We will only spend one day at Elk Rapids due to the weather forecast, but our one day is beautiful. We have a nice time exploring the small quaint village.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3395-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The streets of Elk Rapids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4112.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The harbor&#8217;s community herb garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3406-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach is a short walk from downtown and the marina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-812x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-1219x1536.jpg 1219w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-1625x2048.jpg 1625w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-300x378.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-850x1071.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-1320x1664.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3409-scaled.jpg 2031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large trees with picnic areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-1-70.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach also offers tennis, volleyball and a playground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But not all is perfect in Elk Rapids as the village appears unsafe for those that happen to be Happy. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3383-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Happy has been kidnapped.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As Happy cannot be found at Elk Rapids, we will take our leave and head to Leland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We leave Charlevoix on a sunny morning. Beautiful homes surround Round Lake. Finally we are at the drawbridge taking us back out to Lake Michigan. This time we wait for the opening. Elk Rapids is a small village of 1,529 people. It is nestled in the area called the Chain of Lakes, which is a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2064"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2082,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064\/revisions\/2082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}