Sunday, August 4th, 2013
We left our Visitor’s Center overnight dry camping spot early in the morning, so early in fact that Daisy and I went back to bed for the first hour of the drive. We saw beautiful scenery on the Trans Canada Highway with a lot of moose warning signs. We made it to Sault Ste Marie (both Ontario and Michigan) about noon time and spent about a half hour waiting to go through US Customs. We then stopped at the Soo Locks and observed the tour boat being floated through the Locks. Bill then dropped me off at Joann’s Fabric and he went to put fuel in the car and motor home. We are now in Michigan. We’re starting to hit toll bridges and highways, something we’re not accustomed to in Nevada. Today we saw Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. We are currently camped at Mackinac Bridge in Lake Huron. Since 1864, when building on a bridge across the straits was first proposed, until November 1, 1957, Mighty Mac was known as the “bridge that couldn’t be built”. On that day, the Upper Peninsula and Lower Michigan were permanently tied together. There were more obstacles to overcome and problems to be solved in designing and building the Mackina Bridge than any comparable project. Yet it is one of the most beautiful structures ever built and the most beautiful in the Upper Peninsula. The 2 huge tower foundations descend more than 200 feet below the water.
All three of these lakes look the same, spectacularly beautiful. There is enough water in these lakes to satisfy Nevada’s need for centuries to come. I wonder why we’re not pumping water like we pump oil?
