Our Eastern sojourn has come to a close. Thanks to all our hosts in KC and Lancaster County, PA. Our return west included a jog north through the Great Lakes. There are many great hikes @SleepingBearDunes in the top half of the Michigan “mitten.” Then across the Mackinaw Bridge to the U.P. and more great hiking @PicturedRocks on the Superior side of things. Then down through the heart of America’s dairyland. Ohio may advertise itself as “The Heart of It All” but as far as dairy cows go, Wisconsin rules. Stayed last night in the Lombardi suite @AmericInn near Lambeau Field in Green Bay. I have yet to see anyone other than me NOT wearing a Packers t-shirt. For the record, I’m wearing my U-Wisconsin LaCrosse tee today. Go Eagles.
Because I was driving I didn’t get a shot of Anne in the passenger seat as we crossed the bridge, but I did find a dog meme on the net after the fact that captures the spirit of the thing. The Mackinaw Bridge is 5 miles long and connects Mackinaw City, MI with the U.P. That’s “Upper Peninsula” for those of you unfamiliar with the region. Or “North Wisconsin” as I like to think of it, since without the bridge I can see no connection between the U.P. and the rest of Michigan.