Yesterday I had a day off, and what better way to spend it than going to Mackinac Island for the day?
This was my third time visiting the island; I went in 5th grade with my class, and again when I was 14 with my family. This time, I went with my friend Zander & his family (plus a few Irish guests) from Indiana who were visiting Northern Michigan for the week.
Yet another early start to my day, however I'm starting to get use to waking up earlier. I met with them in Cadillac and we drove from there. Even though this place is kind of a tourist trap (okay it is), I still love coming to the island and not having to deal with cars. Although I could've gone without the horse poop....
One thing that was different was I got to visit St. Anne Catholic Church. One of the priests from my childhood, Fr. Rey, was assigned here after he served at my church. Unfortunately I found out he retired so I couldn't see him, but there was an unexpected friend I did get to see! My friend Chelsie from AQ/Arete is working on the island this summer. What an unexpected surprise!
My favorite part of the trip was seeing this caption about Mackinac Island. I also found a great bible quote on the wall: Pslam 18:2 "
The Lord
is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in
whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high
tower."
It was a long day that's for sure, and filled with a painful sunburn, but I was so glad to go and very grateful Zander's family allowed me to "be adopted by them" for the day.
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| Mackinaw Bridge, hard to believe it's 5 miles long! |
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| I could've gone without smelling or trying to avoid the horse poop in the roads today... |
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| Originally, this was the path to get to Arch Rock by foot, stairs are destroyed due to a landslide |
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| St. Anne's Catholic Church |
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| love volleyball ♥ |
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| how great of a view is this? |
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| Arch Rock |
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| Grand Hotel: now on the bucket list to stay here one day! |
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| gotta love a good Harry Potter reference :) |
