It's a beautiful day here on Mackinac Island. We came over on the ferry this morning and took a three-hour bike ride around the island. We had the road to ourselves, except for other cyclists and the occasional horse-drawn vehicle. Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw and sometimes even spelled that way) outlawed motor vehicles in 1898 and has not seen fit to change the law since. It makes for a very pleasant place and certainly one that children enjoy. We have a room with a harbor view at the Chippewa Hotel and we watch the comings and goings of the ferries at the nearby dock. Other than being automobile-free, the town is famous for its fudge and we plan to try some of that later. For now, though, we are just taking it easy and enjoying the view of the harbor from the balcony of our room. We can't linger, though. Tomorrow a big government conference is convening here for the rest of the week so we will push on, across the Mackinac Strait's famous five-mile-long bridge that runs from Mackinaw City (on the mainland) to the Upper Peninsula at St. Ignace.
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