We left the motorhome at 9:15 AM to head to St. Ignace (which was 50 miles away) to board the ferry to Macinac Island. The ferry over was on a catamaran and it took approximately 20-25 minutes to get there. Very pretty pulling into the port. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the island except for emergency vehicles only. All transportation is by bicycles, walking, horseback or horse and buggy. That is also how all the food, supplies going to and from the island is delivered,,,by horse pulling carts. The island is absolutely beautiful. Hanging flowers everywherek, and it is spotless. There are people assigned to just cleaning up after the horses. All the horse poop is made into fertilizer and used for the gardens and grass on the island and because there is so much of it, it is sold to Home Depot and Lowes in bags. During peak season there are about 650 horses on the island.
When we arrived we purchased tickets for a horse and carriage ride around the island. We had to wait about an hour for the tour to begin so we had lunch at a nice little pub. Food was delicious. The carriage ride was excellent. We learned a lot about the island and the horses that we would never have known if not for our tour guide/driver.
Weather was beautiful and we had another wonderful day.
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