Charlevoix & Mackinac Island

On our way from Traverse City to Mackinac Island, we made a stop in Charlevoix. I had never been there before and it was quite gorgeous! We totally randomly ran into one of my friends and her family while we were walking around (Hi, Jill!).

On the way over to Mackinac!

Houses up on the hill

I liked the color of the library...right on the water. Pretty!

Mission Point Resort where we stayed

View from Arch Rock

Arch Rock

Pretending to climb at Sugar Loaf

At Fort Holmes, the highest point of the island

View from Fort Holmes

Mackinac Bridge

Rock Cairns along the island perimeter

Cairns out in the water

Mackinac Island was really fun. We stayed for two nights & it was the perfect amount of time. I'm not big on the shops and Main Street was always sooo congested with people so we didn't spend tons of time there because it's overwhelming during the day! My favorite part was biking around and throughout the island. There are some gorgeous houses along the perimeter...probably pretty pricey too!

In summary, Michigan is beautiful & the best state!

Summer Vacation

So...we finally figured out what we're doing for vacation! Can I just say that picking a hotel is very stressful to me? On one hand, I feel like it's not worth spending a million dollars on a room that we won't be in very much. But on the other hand, I tend to be a bit of a hotel snob (I can't help it!). Don't you just love a new, modern hotel?

Anyways, it took a lot of discussion and checking of reviews, but we finally figured out what we're doing. We're going to spend just a couple of days in Traverse City like we did last year and then we're going to Mackinac. We decided to actually stay on the island. We've never been to Mackinac Island together & we've heard that it's pretty fun to see what the island is like once all the tourists have left.

We were going to go to the UP and see the Pictured Rocks, but it ended up seeming like too much travel to hit TC, Mackinac Island, and the UP. I think we're going to save the Pictured Rocks for maybe next summer and go on a camping trip in the UP. Now I just have to figure out our itinerary (nothin' too structured...I just like to figure out a loose plan of things we want to see) for when we're up there.

So excited...bring on vacation!