Belleville (near Dearborn), MI 2021

Our whole purpose for camping here is to go to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.  When we came with Bob and Sharon last year Greenfield Village was closed.  This is Graham's favorite museum and Greenfield Village did not disappoint.

We went to the Henry Ford Museum first, then took a day off, and then went to Greenfield Village.

Henry Ford Museum:

 

Wing walkers displayed in the Aviation section

The Allegany 

Greenfield Village: Buildings Henry Ford collected that he thought were interesting or that were related to early innovations.

Sawmill in the background, red building

grist mill

a mechanized weaving loom

the saw mill

one of Thomas Edison's labs

They were giving Model T rides.

The Wright brothers home

Jewelry Shop brought in from England

General Store

Martha Mary Church (in honor of his mother and wife)

Thomas Edison's machine shop

Thomas Edison's laboratory 

Thomas Edison's office

slave quarters

Robert Frost Home

Cotswold Cottage (brought over from England)

Linwood, MI 2021

 As we were driving to our overnight stop in Linwood, we realized that we would be very close to Bronner's Christmas Store.  So after we set up, we took a drive.  We only had one hour to see it before they closed.  I think Joni was overwhelmed at the size of the store, lol.

stopped at the wreath for a couple of pictures before we left. :)

After we enjoyed a nice German dinner at the Bavarian Inn.

St. Ignace, MI 2021

Our goals for this area are to see Mackinac Island, which we did yesterday.  The day was cold and rainy. The ferry across to the island was an interesting ride as it went fast and the water spray from the engines was huge.

The main place to see was the Grand Hotel with the longest hotel porch in the world. It is a beautiful island and the only automotive we saw was a small fire truck.  Otherwise, it is walking, bicycles and horse drawn carriages.

model replica of the hotel

What a great chair

Horse drawn carriage topiary in the gardens.

Walking through the city, such beautiful houses,

downtown main street

Mackinac Bridge taken from Mackinac Island

Lighthouse

The small rock church:

Cherie at the end of the day, cold and ready to get back to a warm RV.

Cherie and the dogs enjoying a stroll in Lake Michigan.

Our last visit here was Sault Ste. Marie to see the Soo Locks.

Viewing station

Height of the boat to start

Height of the boat after they lowered the water

Lock control house

These signs were all up and down the streets for past and present veterans. 

Interesting buildings around St. Ignace:

Mackinac Bridge, day we were leaving. Cost $19.50 to cross the bridge.