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Dropping our son off in Michigan...
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The incredible Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan
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At over 5 miles long...
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...in the Western Hemisphere...
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Longer even than the Golden Gate!
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As it passes by...
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Doing some maintenance...
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And falls beneath us...
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You can really see the size of the thing...
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St. Ignace pulls into view...
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Base to final for Mackinac County (St Ignace)
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Short final at St Ignace...
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Mary at the St Ignace airport...
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The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island...
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The largest seasonal hotel in the world (it's closed all winter)
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Private homes on the island are astronomically expensive...
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There's the island airport...
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Their quaint FBO is run by the national park service...
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Jay with Atlas on the ramp on Mackinac Island...
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The "required" picture under the sign (Not only did we kick a guy off the bench, we made him take the picture!)
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A nice vista on the walk into town...
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The Grand Hotel from our carriage...
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Mary on the Grand Hotel's porch...
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Both of us on that incredible porch. It was 94 degrees!
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A few of downtown from our horse-drawn taxi...
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The steeple is leaning to the right noticably!
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A view of the bridge from ground level, on the St Ignace side...
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Mary with the bridge behind...
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Flying down the peninsula, Fish Creek rolls into view...
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Jay at the Ephraim, WI airport...
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Atlas on the ramp...
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Mary with Atlas....
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A portrait taken at the Greenwood Restaurant in Door County...
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Mary with our horse-drawn carriage in Sister Bay...
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On our way home I snapped this shot of Lambeau Field in Green Bay...
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And Oshkosh getting ready for the show next week!
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You can see some activity already going on...
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In ten days taking this picture would be illegal!
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A self-portrait on the flight home...
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Through towering cumulus clouds...
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A beautiful end to a wonderful flight...
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