6.14.2011

Mackinac Island

Is it with a C or a W? I always spell Mackinaw/Mackinac wrong… so why the 2 spellings?

The French Pronounced it "aw" but spelled it "ac". The British heard it pronounced "aw" so they spelled it that way. Today Mackinaw City retains the "aw" spelling while the bridge, straits and island steadfastly cling to the "ac" spelling. No matter how it is spelled, however, it is always pronounced Mackinaw!

Well we headed to MackinAC Island on Friday with 4 high school girls.

Depart at 8am, catch the 9:30 ferry.

Looking for cheep ferry tickets, go here, they are $11.

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Amanda, Lindsay, Tawni, Lauren, and Antonia (our German exchange student). 002

A stop at the church

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A pose near Father Marquette.

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Who doesn’t love the jumping photos

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Another church stop:

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We had a lot of repenting to do I guess…

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A hike out to Arch Rock, and stopping along the way for photos. 013014015018

Arch Rock- we made it!

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Highest point on the island: Fort Holmes, once a British fort taken over by the Americans! 021

Checking out the cemetery. Oldest grave was from 1823!

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Hike back down.

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Hitting the shopping stores- I love Antonia’s turtle photo.

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Had to sneek this photo~ no cameras in the stores. Who is seriously going to wear a wiener on their head?

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Turtles Again:

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Doc Oc!

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We had a great day. It was a bit chilly but very fun!

2 comments:

  1. looks like loads of fun....

    ...but, was it chilly? so hard to imagine chilly weather right now.

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