We spent last week parked in Ludington, MI, and stayed at the Mason County Campground. Another very nice campground with full hook ups and a forest setting. However, aside from visiting the Big Sable Lighthouse in Ludington, we spent the greater part of the week in Manitowoc, WI, after taking a ferry ride over on the Badger!
The Badger is a national historic landmark and the last of the coal powered ferries on the great lakes. We paid for us and our jeep and took a short cut across Lake Michigan to meet up with family in Manitowoc, WI. The 4 hour boat ride was nice and calm going and returning;) though I took meds just in case. The boat even has a cruise director that leads bingo and trivia games and there are 2 movies shown on board if you should so choose! A great experience!
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| Big Sable Lighthouse |
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| views from the top off the Michigan lake shore |
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| lovely clear water below |
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| curtains in the lighthouse |
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| The Ludington lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor |
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| getting ready to board a Natl Historic Landmark! |
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| passing the Ludington lighthouse on the way out of the harbor |
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| almost 4 hours later we are just about to enter Manitowoc, WI |
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| into their harbor we go! |
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| people on the front deck getting up to watch us dock |
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| an Amish family holds the children up for a look |
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| tying up |
While in Manitowoc, we had to revisit some wineries and cheese and meat places but we also checked out a couple new wineries that had appeared in the past 2 years since our last visit:
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| the more notable of the 2, Cold Country....... |
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| here Linda finished off a bottle in our glasses then promptly kicked it back to make sure:) Cracked us up! |
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| watching a freighter get pushed through drawbridges in Manitowoc.... |
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| these things are so big! |
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| our return trip on the Badger we watched them drive our jeep on board. Great Fun!! |
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