Friday: Fly to Milwaukee; rent minivan; lunch in Green Bay; reach Calumet, Michigan, by 7 p.m.; dinner at the Michigan House, where we're staying
Saturday: Walk to Acorn Street, where my Grandpa grew up; watch Pasty Fest parade; attend Pasty Fest, which includes free pasties, games and music; tour the Quincy Mine; dinner in Houghton
Sunday: Drive to the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula; visit waterfalls, drive to the top of a mountain; play in Lake Superior; play at the Calumet schools playground; dinner at an odd Calumet restaurant
Monday: Leave Calumet early and head toward Mackinac Island; lunch at an odd Seney restaurant; car accident in St. Ignace (everyone is OK; the rental minivan is not); ferry to Mackinac Island; dinner with Jim & Betty at Mary's Bistro; sunset cruise around the island and the bridge
Tuesday: Cooper's 6th birthday; rent bikes and ride the eight miles around the island; lunch with Uncle Jim at Sinclair's; carriage ride to dinner at the Woods
Wednesday: Hike through the island to get to a butterfly exhibit and Great Turtle Park; Fourth of July picnic and festivities at Fort Mackinac; fireworks
Thursday: Hike through the island to see Sugar Loaf Rock; ferry ride to Mackinac City; drive to Milwaukee with a stop in Green Bay for dinner; play at the splash park in the hotel
Friday: Trip to Betty Brinn Children's Museum; adventures on city buses; dinner at Crocus, an authentic Polish restaurant
Saturday: Play at the splash park; go home!
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Oh my goodness ... I'm exhausted reading this! Hope you enjoyed it. You have now officially seen more of Michigan than I have.
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