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Mackinaw City Michigan on $20 a day

This is part of an 18 week, 7,532 mile, Vanabode road trip detailed in the book from Amazon
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mackinaw 5 mile bridge and park

We wander around Mackinaw City and check out the marinas, waterfront parks, fudge shops, antique stores, and clothing outlets. Native American Indian establishments serve up food, trinkets, and old world, traditionally made by hand, crafts and weapons.

Above: The Native American in the black coat should attend a firearm safety course.

mackinaw city michigan bridge museum bridge model

We set up at the foot of the five-mile bridge, the longest of its kind in the world. Here we snap pictures of the lighthouse, beach, bay, ships, and historic buildings.

5 mile bridge beach in mackinaw city michigan

Above: Tankers plow by offshore on their way to distant ports. Few sailboats can handle the wind today though, so only a few of them ride the blue.

mackinaw city lighthouse museum sales girl

Above: This lady was dressed in the attire of the day when this lighthouse was active. Now she talks you into paid tours of the place.

original mackinaw bridge museum signage since 1979

Today we drive a lot. It’s okay though because we won’t do many miles over the next few days. Instead we’ll be camped in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park along Lake Superior.

lighthouse mackinaw city area michigan

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