MI in June (Day 3)

After breakfast at the casino with the Buckley's, we drove back down to the lower peninsula to meet up with our dear friends, the Nemec's, before heading over to Mackinac Island. It was the first boat ride for our kids and they LOVED it. I haven't been on a boat in awhile and I loved it, too, but I could have done without the bugs! Not living by a lake anymore made me forget about those wonderful few days in June when the midges hatch...yuck!

We had a FUN time on the island, where we spent the majority of our time learning all about Fort Mackinac. The kids were absolutely fascinated and Sam almost peed himself when the "soldier" let him hold his rifle for a photo. He later told me that he made sure "not to get my hand too close to the trigger." :)

After a few hours on the island, we drove back to Onaway by way of Rogers City so we could visit with Grandma Edna and so the kids could stick their toes in Lake Huron (which was COLD!).

It was such a fun day! I've been wanting to take the kids to Mackinaw for awhile and this was a great year to do it...at 5 and 6, they really appreciated everything they learned that day at the Fort. And the visit with Grandma Edna and the quick toe dip in the lake were the perfect ending to the day.