September 23 - Anniversary and Biking

The drive north toward Mackinaw City was sparsely populated and very little traffic. We were lucky to get a  campsite at Wilderness State Park right along Lake Michigan. The park is well maintained and about 11 miles from Mackinaw City where we need to catch the ferry to Mackinac Island. 

We drove into Mackinaw City to check out the ferry and to stop at a brewery. There is only one ferry running now because tourist season is over and the ferry stops around October 30. 

A stop at Rusted Spoke Brewery before going back to the campsite. 

Our campground has lots of hike opportunities so we took the bikes on a 12-mile ride along Lake Michigan. 

Yes Lenny and Banjo were with us. 

Sunset over the lake was beautiful. 

It gets chilly here at night plus there isn’t much ambient light so this spot is one of the dark sky areas to see the stars shining brightly.   

We are on the west end of the eastern time zone so it’s dark in the mornings till about 7:15. Good sleeping.