We went to visit Oma and Opa in Michigan and had fun swimming in a local lake, collecting bugs, and going to the Lowell County Fair and Rodeo. The rodeo apparently made a real impression on Anneliese as she kept talking about the men "grabbing and tying up the baby cows." Liz and I left the kids for a trip to Mackinac Island where we ate dinner at the famous Grand Hotel, the world's largest summer hotel. While impressive, it was a little creepy how each service role at the hotel was filled by a different race. We had a great bike ride around the beautiful island. Driving between locales, we hit the Tunnel of Trees on Highway 119.
Along the whole trip, we've never seen so many strange large plastic animal/character statues (e.g., moose painted like American flag) so we took pictures next to them all. We kept driving north up to Paradise, MI to see Tahquamenon Falls where we did some enjoyable hiking. We stayed the night at the Whitefish Point lighthouse, home of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum which was quaint but funny because all artwork on the walls were shipwreck themed...not exactly uplifting. Dining options in town were a bit limited and we ended up eating at the Red Flannel Saloon twice! Grandma and John were also able to swing into town for a visit with the kids.
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