Too foggy to see the bridge

It rained last night, but not hard. We drove up along the eastern coast of Michigan. Once again we could not see the Lake because of all of the private homes along the shore. Some were very small and some were huge, but they all had long yards and many trees so that they could have privacy. An interesting cultural item was that most folks had a sign at the end of the drive with something identifying them. It might be the name of their home ("Serenity Acres") or it might be their name with an appropriate picture (the Brewers with a picture of a coffe pot). These signs were not small signs. They were very big - like 3 or 4 feet square (some even more). They would be hanging at the end of the drive. so as you drove along you were completely distracted by the signs. Wonder how that culture started?

The scenery was pretty. There were some nice rolling hills and lots of trees. When we did see the water of Lake Huron it was very blue. Nice after the brown of Lake Erie. The trees were mostly evergreens and pretty small by west coast standards, but there were lots of them.

At one point there was a large lake on one side of us (I think it was called Long Lake) and Lake Huron on the other. During that part of the ride the trees were very scrawny - very short and spindly.

As we got closer to the top of the lower peninsula of Michigan there were a number of state parks and roadside parks so that you could see and enjoy the lake. It became more touristy with lots of cottages and motels - not many restaurants. Two of the three we tried today would not even take credit cards.

As we got closer to the Makinac bridge it started getting really foggy. So when we got on the bridge we could not see even the bridge much less the water and the coasts. The bridge is five miles long so it was a long way in the fog. I understand that there is a place on the other side of the bridge where you can get a good view. If the weather is nice tomorrow (it is not predicted to be) I will try to get a view.

Our campground is one block off the main drag through town (St. Ignace). I went for a short walk and there is a beautiful view as I was coming down the pretty steep hill of that one block. (I forgot the camera but will try to remember one later).

We are spending some time now trying to figure out where to go after Michigan. there is really not a lot to see in the middle. We will probably do Mt. Rushmore, the badlands, and Glacier Nat'l Park, then home. Wow.