Once Upon a Step

We had a wonderfully restful week of family time in Michigan to close out summer break. We stayed in a hidden away house on a little lake named Ocqueoc close to Lake Huron and spent one day savoring Mackinac Island.

A nearby town, Onaway, home of the largest steering wheel delivered on a delightful Sunday Mass where we witnessed a baptism and the gospel was chanted. We stretched our legs in the sculpture park and stocked up on provisions for home cooking.

Gerald Ford

We Discovered It Spins

Along the shores of Lake Huron we rock hunted, and skipped, waded in the waves, and toured 40 Mile Light House before hitting Rogers City for chess, marina sights, zucchini races at the farmers market, and finding a working nickelodeon at Mr Moustache's toy store.

I loved this bathroom in the lighthouse

I found a little Petoskey in this pile

Much of our time was spent relaxing in the house, canoeing the lake, playing board games, watching movies, reading, and exploring nearby beauty like Ocquoec falls. Throughout the week we had some local fare like perch tacos, olive burgers, Detroit style pizza, cheese curds, cherry chicken salad, blueberries, and Mackinac Island fudge samples.

We celebrated Jason's birthday by taking the Shepler's Miss Margy ferry over to Mackinac. Horse carriage transported us about to the butterfly house, stables, Arch Rock, and Fort Mackinac where we had lunch at the tea room. We made our way to the Grand Hotel for refreshments in the cupola room. We had prepared by watching Somewhere in Time so we'd be up on the movie lore. My dad's favorite flower, Hollyhocks were in abundance.