The Great Lakes system is a series of steps from Lake Superior, 602 feet above sea level, through successively lower lakes and the St. Lawrence River to the sea. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan share the same water level; only the bed of a very ancient river, widened over centuries by the persistence of water and the scouring of ice, has kept the passage open. Today a strait, four miles wide, separates the two peninsulas of Michigan. This strait carries a name venerated in American Indian lore, Mackinac (pronounced "Mack-in-aw"), "the Turtle," whose back supports the world, according to one tradition. The Straits of Mackinac, like all narrow passes, have long been considered an area of potential strategic importance and, at times, a navigational challenge.
From it's beginnings as a French fur-trading post in the late 1600's and a British fortress in the 1700's, Mackinaw City has grown into a summer resort town. Many of the original summer cottages have been handed down through generations. We were invited to Mary and John's cottage to celebrate three boats that just finished the loop up here in Mackinaw. What an honor!
The cottage is on the water, with a hot tub overlooking the Mackinaw Bridge. The cottage is adorable and the view is spectacular.
We relaxed by the water, eating and drinking and telling boat stories.
And of course, we toasted to the completion of their Great Loop adventures, and to our future adventures, on the second half of the Great Loop on Karma.
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