Camping in Cutie RV: Mackinac Island on the way to Platte River Campground, Honor, Michigan

As we headed out at daybreak, we saw the sunrise over the wind farm near Garden. We found breakfast at Dreamland Restaurant and Motel. We crossed over the spectacular bridge from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City and found the ferry terminal. We jumped on the 9 am Star fast ferry that took us back under the bridge for a view before heading to historic Mackinac Island State Historic Park. The harbour was lively with sailboat crews mobbing the docks. We picked up the visitor guide map at the visitor center and headed down main street to follow the Lakeshore Boulevard biking trail along Lake Huron. We stopped to admire Dwightwood Springs and Arch Rock before we took Scott's Shore Road through the woods to get away from the hordes of bicyclists. We stopped at British Landing Nature Center and then followed State Road past the Crack-in-the-Island and Cave of the Woods geological sites before passing by the cemeteries and Skull Cave. We came by the garrison at Fort Mackinac and the Governor's residence on the bluff before heading back through the crowd of shoppers and found the Winchester Tavern for cold beers and delicious flat breads for lunch. After hiking almost ten miles, we were glad to jump on the fast ferry on the upper deck and dodge the spray as we barreled across the waves back to the car. We drove through Traverse City stopping for a local cherry pie and groceries before ending up at Platte River Campground at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for two nights.