Mackinac Island Review

I went through the pictures that I took from our trip
as chaperone's of 18 Juniors and Seniors. So with that
being said here is our trip (the short version). You can
see more pictures on my Flickr.

Here we are, two of the 6 chaperons. My sister Sue on the
left and me on the right.

Our group of young adults from the Tech Center.
Purpose of this trip was to explore the possibilities of
Hotel Management. It was really interesting to me, I had
more questions than the kids...

It was more about the horses by the time we got to the
island. Horses everywhere. Jennifer are these
Gypsy Vanners? They were beautiful. All I could smell
was horses everywhere we went. Much nicer that car and
diesel fumes. I know, you probably have to have been around
horses to know what I mean.

These were the guys that took us for our buggy tour
around the island. Hard working horses that's for sure.

One of the scenic areas we stopped at. It was a chilly, but
sunny day. Our wagon had blankets we huddled under.
The only flowers to see were some daffodil's. No leaves on
the trees at all. In fact we saw a pile of snow in the shade
of a tree.

Outside the Grand Hotel.

The second floor lobby where you could lounge. The

man who decorated wanted to bring the feel of the gardens

indoors. Lots of flowery colors, but not over powering.

We had a short talk from the hotel manager and then we

went in for the buffet luncheon. 80 feet of tables loaded

with the best food I have ever had.

Overlooking the town from the top of the Grand Hotel.

A quiet downtown street. It must get pretty crowded in

the summer.

If you didn't like to walk or ride horses. And if the wagons

didn't do it for you either, you could rent bicycles. There

are hundreds of them everywhere. Living on the Island

could be a healthy, if not expensive, way to go.

Speaking of healthy foods, look at all that fudge.

Fudge everywhere, any flavor you could want. I think I

bought 3 pounds of it. I don't care if I ever have fudge again!

Seems like every other store sells fudge. Their claim to fame.

Our favorite came from Jane's. Yummo!

Now I can play...

Finished with the rummage sale today. Most everything

went out the door and the rest we took to the Mission for

them to sell. No one was sad to see it over, but they all

said they would be back in the fall...who could ask for more

than that?

Now I getting myself ready to go to Mackinaw Island for a

two day, one night field trip. Susan and I are chaperone's

for the senior trip to the Grand Hotel. It's the seniors from

the tech center. We are taking a chartered bus to Mackinaw

City where we will spend the night and the next day we are

going to Mackinaw Island and touring the Grand Hotel.

They are serving a luncheon for us, and then we will head

back home. This is gonna be so much fun, only thing wrong

will be the weather, as its going to be very cool (in the 50's).

Oh, we are getting a buggy ride too. I think it's taking us

to the hotel as there are no motorized vehicles on the island.

I am so excited!