We are in Canada!

We crossed the border on Sunday with no problems.  I don't know why, but I just knew because we were in a motorhome they were going to board us and look everywhere.  He just asked for passports and Buddies proof of vaccination for rabies.  It was too easy.  That must mean when we cross back into the USA it will be horrible.  I hope they let us back in!  It may have been a trick to get rid of us.   We are just outside of Toronto and are doing day trips around here.  We are going into Toronto tomorrow.

We are staying at a campground in Milton, ON.  Milton Heights Campground is the name.  It is a very neat, freshly mowed camp site.  There are apple, pear and crab apple trees everywhere.  The apple are golden delicious and are very good.  The pear trees were just about empty.  They must have been real good.  I have never seen so many crab apples and they are so red!  Ours at home were more pink than red and had yellow on them.  these look just like tiny apples.
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Bay City Michigan

We were so tired when we got settled, I didn't even stop to take pictures.  Today was a better day so we drove around and I took some pictures of the old homes here.  Center St. is just one after another of beautiful restored old homes.

 First, our site.  This is a small privately owned campground that sits near the bay.  There is suppose to be sandy beaches to walk along, but the bay is up and now it is wet lands covered in grasses. No sandy beach for us.  Oh well.

We couldn't get sites side by side, so Jim and Libbie are on the row behind us.  Look real close you can see Jim sitting outside his bus.  He is the dot by the white bus in the center.  LOL

 These big beautiful homes were all on Center St. in Essexville, MI.  It is a small town on the outskirts of Bay City.

                                        All of these homes were well kept and freshly painted.

                                          I loved all the colors on this old Victorian home.

                                          Can't you just see these homes in a fairy tale you might be reading?

                        I loved all the columns on this one.  They were still painting this one.

                             I believe this is a Tudor style home.  This home was huge!

There were plaques in front of some of the homes that told their stories.  This home was a wedding gift from the brides parents!  pretty nice gift, huh....

We came across this house that had been turned into a Municipal Building.  I liked the house and then I say all the whimsical things on and around it.

                                                        First I noticed Humpty Dumpty.

Then I saw the gargoyles climbing all over the building.  This is the first one I saw.  And then there were others....

This is City Hall.  The clock in the bell tower was ringing.

 I know I have posted way too many pictures, but it really is a beautiful place, with beautiful buildings and homes.

Last one, I promise.  This church is not only huge, but very old.  It was built in the 1800's.

We had a good time driving around looking at all the old home places.  These pictures are just a few.  There is much much more, but this gives you the idea of the beauty that surrounds us.

Another good day!

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Mackinaw Island and St. Ignace, MI

                             We crossed the Mackinaw Bridge and settled in at St. Ignace, MI.

This is a pretty little town.  It  is off season right now and some of the businesses have closed but most are open until the end of October.

The pictures above were just taken around town.  I was surprised and how crystal clear the water is in Lake Michigan.

 Today we went to Mackinaw Island.  We road the Sheplers Lines.  We took a spin under the Mackinaw Bridge before heading to the Island.

On one side of the bridge is Lake Michigan and the other side is Lake Huron.  Neat huh.

                                Shops, shops and more shops.  I have never seen so many fudge shops.

We took the carriage ride around the island.  It took over an hour and was very informative.

 Our driver/guide was John and he did a wonderful job.  He was very funny and his stories entertaining.

                                                                 This is Arch rock.

                              Can you make out the boat in the center.  That water was so clear.

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There were several beautiful churches on the island.  This was a Missionary Bark Chapel.  Don't know what that implies.  LOL

 Then of course there was the beautiful Grand Hotel.  This hotel was in the movie Somewhere in Time.  Great movie if you haven't seen it.

 You just can't get far enough away to get all of this huge hotel in the picture.

The grounds were beautiful.  Of course our guide said all the beautiful flowers on the island were because of all the manure from the horses.  They have a huge compost pile on the island they use for all landscaping.  He said they got 5,000 lbs of manure a day.  That's an awful lot of manure!

The day went by pretty fast.  Can't miss the last boat of the day.  It's a long swim.

                                      Just a big ship heading out to open water.

It was a fun day.
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