Weekend in Mackinaw

Happy Monday, everyone!  How was your weekend?  Hubs and I had a pretty fabulous one.  His family had their annual trip to Mackinaw, Michigan and it was a lot of fun.  All of his brothers and sisters and their kids went up so we got to hang with all of them and spend time with our niece and nephews.

It was super cold up there!  This was the first weekend where it didn't crack 55 degrees where we live, so it was even colder 4 hours north of us.  The hotel had a pool, so the kids (and the uncles!) had a great time swimming over the weekend.  The kids range in age from almost 2 to 6, so it was really fun to see them interact together since they're all so close in age.  I just can't believe how quickly they grow up!

Mackinaw City is a beautiful little town with cute shops to visit, historical places to see and, when it's warm enough, you can swim in Lake Michigan or Lake Huron.  You can't go to Mackinaw and not go over the Mackinaw Bridge.  It's a beautiful suspension bridge that connects the lower peninsula to the upper peninsula, and marks the transition point between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

It was wonderful to be back up there.  The adults had some fun, too, when we all went to Kewadin Casino.  Most of us walked away with winnings so that was great!  We took the kids to the Deer Ranch so that they could feed the baby deer, went to Indian Village for some shopping and then headed back for a pizza party that night and to watch the semi truck parade!  It's a once a year parade where hundreds of semi's cross over the bridge blaring their horns, circle through town and cross back over again.  It was awesome to see!

I hope you all had a great weekend...they're never long enough!  There's always so much to do and so little time!  Until next year, Mackinaw.