Mike's Birthday on Mackinac Island

We  celebrated Mike's birthday, Sept 24, on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel.  The hotel is celebrating 125 years of hospitality and looked better than ever.
We had a bit of a rough ride over in big seas, so big the boats did not go over from Mackinaw City so we had to cross the windy bridge and leave from St. Ignace.  The bridge crossing was adventure as the bridge can sway 40 ft in high winds and was limited to one lane traffic and 20 miles an hr.
The island was lovely and still blooming.  We walked the small town, checked in and got ready for dinner in the Salle a Manger. Hotel has been updated by Carlton Varney who loves his colors!
A 5 course dinner was served and we enjoyed J sparking wine and Merry Edwards Pinot Noir. A 4 piece band played lovely music at dinner.  We then moved to the ballroom for dancing to another live band.  They play Elvis to Andy Williams to more modern tunes and we danced away the night. If that was not enough we enjoyed a card game with our friends the Dahl's who accompanied us to the island, in the Trophy Room off the lobby.  Thehotel served a lovely breakfast in the Salle and we headed off to see more of the town and head back to the dock.

We visited the icebreaker Mackinaw at port and headed to Hack-Ma-Tack Inn for a lovely prime rib dinner and more wine of course! The restaurant was a hunting lodge built in 1894.  Charming and on the Cheboyan River. Whew!