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Michigan City to Mackinac Is.

Day 4

In Mackinac Is Harbor the look to Island House Hotel.

 

The "UnwinDean II" Dean and Natalie Klinger's new Sea Ray 420

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The lazy hazy days of summer on Mackinac Is, Kathy with Scott Ferguson.

 

Late Afternoon Cocktails aboard the "Overserved"

 

Mackinac Island Yacht Club

 

The Island House Hotel, we had our first "official cocktail party" on the veranda.

 

Mr. Wendt and part of his staff getting things together for the party...

 

Kathy getting the party on its way...

 

Mrs. Wendt, center, along with Mrs. Ferguson and Rod Bensz. (Background Scott Ferguson and staff)

 

Looking South at the light houses for Mackinac Is. and the Straits of Mackinac. (Cops R Us in foreground)

 

The BIG boat in the middle is over 100' and is from Cayman Islands, It has a crew of 5 or 6...

 

Looking to the west at the ferry docks and downtown Mackinac Is.

 

Tyler and Jacob Bensz enjoying the afternoon on land.

 

Mr. Wendt handing the microphone to Rod Bensz for some words of wisdon. (Background Scott Ferguson and staff)

 

The incredible edible egg person telling about the egg challenge happening on Wednesday morning.

 

The head chef of the Island House is introduced as the "Iron Chef" and the person to beat in the egg challenge.

 

Joli waiting for her parents to get ready to get over to the Island House for Breakfast and the egg challenge.

 

We are set up and not at all ready for this...

 

Well, we look ready...

 

Me and Dean Klinger of "UnwinDean II" preparing our egg omelet.  (Joli did the art work on the aprons)

 

Some of these people took this contest pretty serious...

 

Coffee or Bloody Mary's, take your pick...

 

The Iron Chef and his assistant getting prepared to slam dunk everyone...

 

Don't really remember what they did end up making, but what ever it was they won.

 

Mr. Douglas Allen and assistant working hard on their project...

 

This is sometime on Wednesday July 30, 2003 and a west bound freighter is going by the open end of the harbor.

 

Just west of the harbor opening is an east bound freighter passing the west bound.

 

I zoomed in so you can see the east bound freighter and a ferry.

 

The ferry's are a constant until around 10:00PM but the freighters go by at all hours of the day and night.

 

Looking west down the line of Sea Rays...

 

The Arnold Transit Co. docks and a passenger ferry coming in to unload.

 

Wednesday evening and we are riding on a Taxi to the Grand Hotel for dinner, just approaching downtown.

 

A beautiful evening for a ride.

 

Sea Ray has a special deal with the hotel and we get to sight see free.

 

The Grand Hotel gardens in full bloom.

 

Had to take this picture, the Flags and the Mackinac bridge in the background.

 

The beauty of this place is just awesome!

 

How many famous people have walked this veranda???

 

Starting to get dark and I still can't stop taking pictures.

   

Kathy looking for our return trip Taxi...

 

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