tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post3014425547706964728..comments2024-03-25T14:06:37.254-07:00Comments on On the Road Abode: Trading a zip code for a toad: Bridge, Island, Lighthouses, and Lots and Lots of WaterJodee Gravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-56123378533729169242022-06-20T07:48:59.719-07:002022-06-20T07:48:59.719-07:00We've been fortunate to have mostly quiet and ...We've been fortunate to have mostly quiet and uncrowded parks so far, but this place was crazy noisy. Tessa gets some grass zoomies at the parks but they're just not the same :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-81762520940585856252022-06-19T17:54:13.828-07:002022-06-19T17:54:13.828-07:00I might be in trouble if RV parks are my only choi...I might be in trouble if RV parks are my only choice night after night. But does seem worth all the activities. Love to see Tessa doing beach ziomies.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-78692244557826740202022-06-15T06:50:27.791-07:002022-06-15T06:50:27.791-07:00Michigan really does have a lot to offer! I saw yo...Michigan really does have a lot to offer! I saw you stayed at the casino in Marquette so we're staying at the one (same company) in Baraga for a couple nights. So far (and all fingers and toes crossed) we've also had a good bug experience. I'm so glad that at 11 Tessa's zoomies are still at full speed :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-54187125911604304442022-06-14T05:32:54.933-07:002022-06-14T05:32:54.933-07:00It was so much fun reading your blog post on one o...It was so much fun reading your blog post on one of my favorite stops. I love everything about Michigan...well, except the cold and snow. We even had a good bug experience. So that was a definite winner. Too bad so many people feel the same way about Michigan. Thanks for the memory tour. Loved seeing Tessa do her zoomies.John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-90601248126820771872022-06-13T16:12:13.345-07:002022-06-13T16:12:13.345-07:00What a fun memory with the family!! Eco-friendly I...What a fun memory with the family!! Eco-friendly I think :-) I thought about getting pics of the hats but am cautious about taking photos of minors and didn't think I could get the hats without the faces. Wish I'd seen the hat store in the village! So far we've left the crowd behind and hoping that continues.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-18754786869257363552022-06-13T07:58:35.838-07:002022-06-13T07:58:35.838-07:00We went to Mackinaw Island years ago when there we...We went to Mackinaw Island years ago when there were fewer of everything, tourists, carriages and bicycles. Even then I wondered at the money it takes to live there or to stay in the hotel. It was a wonderful time. We did stay overnight in a B&B which was expensive enough. Carrie was in middle school and she and a friend had a make believe story going in which they were twins who lived on Mackinaw. Where did they get the idea? Who knows? How had she ever heard of it at 12? But we were in the Great Lakes region traveling so we took her there and had a grand time. She was thrilled. Thanks for the wonderful memories and the new information like 4 vets and one doctor. We had a lilac bush at the farm. I love them! They smell so fabulous and that one is a beauty. No pics of the hats?? Love seeing the light houses again as well. Echo friendly or Eco as in ecology? We loved the UP. Hope the huge increase in RVers doesn’t lessen your experience. Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-63300041580809606692022-06-12T07:16:25.748-07:002022-06-12T07:16:25.748-07:00It really is a fun and beautiful spot!! We lucked ...It really is a fun and beautiful spot!! We lucked out to see all the lilacs.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-72303558847720825832022-06-11T20:19:29.661-07:002022-06-11T20:19:29.661-07:00Lilacs and lighthouses. Live then! That was such a...Lilacs and lighthouses. Live then! That was such a fun place to visit! The water is so beautiful too!DebbieMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-47572145415150962482022-06-11T15:31:05.465-07:002022-06-11T15:31:05.465-07:00I thought of you when we saw the campground at Wil...I thought of you when we saw the campground at Wilderness SP on the water - several hike and bike options in that park. It was surprising to me that only a handful of other people wore masks even in those tight crowds.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-38964600858527439972022-06-11T15:27:21.329-07:002022-06-11T15:27:21.329-07:00Thanks - although I'm not sure who you are, I&...Thanks - although I'm not sure who you are, I'm glad you're coming along :-)))Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-63913339106213135512022-06-11T15:25:09.836-07:002022-06-11T15:25:09.836-07:00Thanks for that great info!! I should read deeper ...Thanks for that great info!! I should read deeper than the first Google hit :-))) Yes, McGulpin is pretty too - they're both so different from Pacific Coast stations.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-8222828468263320192022-06-11T15:22:16.608-07:002022-06-11T15:22:16.608-07:00Thanks Gay - we're really enjoying all the gre...Thanks Gay - we're really enjoying all the green and seeing a new-to-us area. Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-85878600676914988422022-06-11T15:21:20.592-07:002022-06-11T15:21:20.592-07:00Once we crossed the bridge every place has pasties...Once we crossed the bridge every place has pasties - and smoked fish! - so we should have lots of opportunities. Pictured Rocks tomorrow :-)Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-44294547956311218552022-06-11T14:22:46.909-07:002022-06-11T14:22:46.909-07:00Wonderful as always traveling with you 2 in spirit...Wonderful as always traveling with you 2 in spirit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-22177255718017051612022-06-11T10:41:53.225-07:002022-06-11T10:41:53.225-07:00Oh, lucky you to be there during lilac season! I l...Oh, lucky you to be there during lilac season! I love lilacs...we had several in our garden in Oregon. Your photos of the bridge and the lighthouse with the lilacs are beautiful . All of the places you visited are on our list for our upcoming Michigan adventure...thanks so much for the wonderful preview tour. Dang, that was a lot of people stuffed into that carriage!! We haven't been in any crowds in more than two years, either. Like you, we'll be wearing masks if we're somewhere with people breathing on us. Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-91043268901420226182022-06-11T10:05:23.288-07:002022-06-11T10:05:23.288-07:00Not all the brick has been replaced…only the bad o...Not all the brick has been replaced…only the bad ones.exploRVistas - Diana and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370218758023274707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-69875717843086978172022-06-11T10:04:07.189-07:002022-06-11T10:04:07.189-07:00Thanks for the shoutout on Old Mackinac Point! Th...Thanks for the shoutout on Old Mackinac Point! That was a fun project to be involved in getting it reopened. The Indiana limestone is actually the grey stone base. The brick has a unique story all it’s own. It is Cream City brick from Milwaukee (which is known as Cream City, due to all the cream colored brick in town). The brick used at OMPL was fired improperly in the kiln during manufacture, which allowed water to seep through the face. That caused the brick faces to start popping off in cold weather, as early as 1910. Mackinac State Historic Parks located a restoration firm that was able to replace the old bricks with similar old bricks from other buildings that were being torn down. If you got up close and noticed the mortar, it is a mauve color, which really adds definition to the cream brick. It’s kind of cool that the brick was shipped north on Lake Michigan in 1892 and my great-grandpa and his crew were shipped up from Detroit via Lake Huron…they met at Mackinac City and now we have a lighthouse to show for it!<br /><br />McGulpin Point’s restoration is just beautiful! Kudos to the people involved in that project.exploRVistas - Diana and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370218758023274707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-22555826890014763242022-06-11T08:20:01.425-07:002022-06-11T08:20:01.425-07:00It’s Gay…what a wonderful post Jodee…full of histo...It’s Gay…what a wonderful post Jodee…full of history, beautiful photos, adventures and sweet Tessa enjoying herself. I can almost smell the lilacs and the fudge! The lighthouses are beautiful…especially the Indiana Limestone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035932613092671755.post-46188411428677582972022-06-11T07:42:41.819-07:002022-06-11T07:42:41.819-07:00Anxious to hear which side of the bridge has the b...Anxious to hear which side of the bridge has the best Pastie. On our trip to Pictured Rocks we passed by many, before finally stopping to find out what a Pastie was.<br />While we enjoyed Pictured Rocks, I'll await next post as to your adventures in 'The UP'.Jeff Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254493317843044109noreply@blogger.com