Two posts with one image! The theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge is “Near and Far”. Jake’s Water Dragon Sunday Post theme is: “Morning”. Today I decided to combine them.
This photo made me think of what mist on the moor might look like in Scotland or Ireland.
“I don’t ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.” ~Pete Hamill
“Misty Morning” *click for larger image*
“A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.”~Proverb
This photo was taken from our hotel in Mackinaw City, looking across a bay and into the Straits of Mackinac. Mackinac Island is to the left of the photo and a 20 minute ride by ferry.
Mackinaw City is located at the south end of the Mackinac Bridge, at the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. (see my post from last week). Despite the different spellings, both names (Mackinaw & Mackinac) are pronounced the same: “mack-in-aw”.
Compared to the slow pace of Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City is busy! Souvenir shops, restaurants, tee shirt shops, motels and pasty shops abound. Click here to find out about our yummy Michigan pastys…and the history behind them! Click here to find out more about Mackinaw City.
“Knowledge of other people’s beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not create conflict.” ~Kjell Magne Bondevik
The Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, was built in November, 1957. The entire length of the bridge is 5 miles. The bridge is a suspension type of bridge, and while certainly not a “Galloping Gertie”, it does have some movement. When walking, this movement can be felt in the center section, between the two towers. At first it’s an odd feeling, but you get used to it. It’s rather fun trying to walk a straight line in that section! This year there were 45,000 people who walked the bridge during the Annual Labor Day Bridge Walk. They keep the two south-bound lanes open for N/S traffic and the walkers get the northbound lanes for walking…from 7 am-2 pm.
This is the third year in a row we’ve walked the bridge and the weather was gorgeous. We saw a beautiful sunrise from the bridge and the temperatures were 60-70 degrees F. We finished at 8:30 am, had breakfast in Mackinaw City on the mainland (lower peninsula), and headed by ferry to Mackinac Island.
Visiting Mackinac Island is like going back to the turn of the century. No cars are allowed, only foot traffic, horses, horse-drawn carriages & sleighs (in winter), and bicycles. The pace is delightfully slower here. A few hundred people live on the island. The governor has a residence, and there are many B&B’s. The most famous of the hotels is the Grand Hotel. It is a massive building and very grand, as its name implies. It sits prominently on a hill overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. A long porch catches the breeze and one of the rockers is a perfect place for a nap! We love to go to the very top, to the Cupola, where wide windows on three sides offer views of the bridge, Round Island, ferries, and the Straits. If you’re lucky, you can see a huge barge pass by. If you’d like to see the Grand Hotel, check out the movie: “Somewhere in Time”. It was filmed on the island.
Mackinac Bridge taken from Mackinac Island
Capturing a slice of water between two buildings in town. Note the bikes!
This is Main St. on Mackinac Island. If you look closely you can see all types of traffic~ Horse-drawn, bicycles, and foot traffic. Try clicking on this image to see if it will enlarge.
This carriage will take you to and from the Grand Hotel. It’s on Huron St. with private residences in view.
This flower bed is below the hotel in the garden, fountain, pool and labyrinth area.
Enjoying a lemonade and the views from the Cupola.
Looking at the Grand Hotel’s Cupola….the curved windows at the very top. The perfect place to relax! ~~Besides the lovely porch!
The next day I awoke to find this sunrise over the Straits of Mackinac. A pretty way to end a nice weekend!
SUNRISE (definition): The colors and light visible in the sky on an occasion of the sun’s first appearance in the morning, considered as a view or spectacle.
6:15 A.M. sunrise in Ocean City, Maryland.
“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise, if we have waited in the darkness.” ~Unknown
This is the LAUNCH of a NEW DAY……Stuart, Florida.
This was taken close to sunrise, and also includes
the LAUNCH of me getting out of bed to take sunrise photos 😉
This photo was taken shortly after sunrise, after a 10″ snowfall in November.
The woods, usually dank and dark, become illuminated with the increasing sunlight. The sun brings warmth and love to our world.
“Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Let us all follow the wisdom of the great Martin Luther King. Let your love light shine onto others; give the gift of unconditional love and chase the darkness of hate away. Hate does not belong in a world filled with love~ ❤
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