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- Monday, August 12th
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- On Monday morning, we had a nice continental breakfast in
the breakfast lounge in the Inn, as we would each day this week.
We then walked through the downtown and over to the florist's
shop. There we finalized ideas for my bouquet and for Charlie's
boutonnière, and arranged for delivery at the Inn at about
1:30 tomorrow. We stopped by Rob Jerstrom's photography shop
to meet him and check in on last minute details, and then did
some more exploring of the State Park Historic sites downtown.
On our way back to the Inn, we had a nice lunch at a great little
soup/salad/sandwich shop on the waterfront just east of the yacht
harbor.
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- The downtown area - there's
lots to explore here
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view)
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- On our way back to the Inn, we'd also rented two bicycles.
That afternoon we rode the wonderful bicycle path that circles
the Island, stopping to explore many interesting spots along
the way. This wide, paved path is actually a "State Highway",
and is formally designated Michigan Rte 185. About 2/3 of the
way around we got caught in a brief rain shower - taking refuge
under some huge trees while it passed, watching the rainstorm
pass and move off across the Straits.
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- Renting our bicycles
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- Scene from our bicycle ride
around the Island.
- About this time we realized
that the darkened skies and approaching rainstorm were going
to catch us.
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- Later on that afternoon we went over our wedding plans and
got our clothes and other things sorted out for the next day,
so we could relax in the morning, and we then spent some time
out on the balcony porch watching the world go by - carriages
and bicycles in the street - ferry boats coming and going from
the docks - and tourists strolling by on the sidewalk out front.
Then in the late afternoon we ourselves went for a nice long
stroll before dinnertime.
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- A closer-up view of the Harbour
View Inn - our room was behind the two windows to Charlie's right
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- The view out over the harbor
from the balcony porch and from our room's windows
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view)
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- Monday evening we had a fine meal in the Governor's Dining
Room at the Island House,
sitting near a wedding party that had just arrived from a ceremony
and reception that day. After dinner we strolled the town for
a while, watched the sun set, and then listened to live rock/country/blues
music in the lounge at the Chippewa
Hotel for a while. Tomorrow would be a busy day, so we decided
to go to bed early again tonight.
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- The sun sets over the upper
peninsula of Michigan as seen from Mackinac Island.
- A view from the beach to the
west of Windermere Point.
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- Our wedding trip, August 11-16,
2002
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