We spent a couple of days in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario before heading south. We visited the Soo in 2005, so we repeated a wonderful walk with the dogs on one of the islands on the St Mary River, which not only separates Canada from the US, but also Lake Superior from Lake Huron. The Whitefish First Nation owns the island and has a great circle walk, full of wildlife. Kinnon and Allie were particularly attentive to the geese and ducks and we watched a tour boat enter the Canadian lock as we left.
We then drove south and re-entered the US after two very interesting weeks in Canada. WE crossed the spectacular Makinaw Bridge and traveled a couple of hours south to visit Carol and Steve Smith, who have a farm in Empire, MI. As always, we enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere and their gracious hospitality. Carol served a whitefish dinner that was absolutely delicious. Allie and Kinnon had the chance to run free. The area of the Grand Traverse is really beautiful, as is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which Carol showed us on our last trip.
Today we drove down the west coast of Michigan, turned west through Indiana, and are now poised in Illinois to cross the plains. We stopped for our first Butter Burger of the trip at Culver’s, accompanied by one of the finest blackberry milkshakes in the known universe. Made, of course, from their custard.
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