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Vacation Day 6

Thursday was our travel day from Mackinaw City to Marquette.  We were loaded up and out of the cabin at 11am. 
 
After dropping off trash and checking out we crossed the Mighty Mac.  After landing in St. Ignace we went to BC Pizza and all had the pizza buffet.  Great pizza and a nice salad bar, drinks included!  Our cheapest meal of the trip.  From there we did our annual hike up Castle Rock.
 
My beautiful wife!

They are confused.

Dad would have liked this one.

Now they got it!

Bull Tongue!
 
We departed Castle Rock, fueled up and headed for Manistique.  We were in search of the Palms Book State Park and the Big Spring or Kitch-iti-kipi!  After some road construction and a closed road we managed to find our destination.  It was worth the hassle!
 
Amazing trout.
 
Your transportation over the spring.
 
This is a natural spring that is 40 feet deep and you take the raft across to view the fish.  The water temperature stays constant at 45 degrees year round and the spring stays open even in winter.  The water is crystal clear allowing you to view the amazing trout in the water.  After our tour we went up to the gift shop and enjoyed some incredible ice cream!
 
We then map quested our next leg to Johnny Dog's in Munising.  This was an adventure in itself as we encountered a long stretch of dusty gravel road.  After about an hour of driving we arrived in Munising only to find Johnny Dog's closed at 5:30pm on this day.  Sorry for the Inconvenience the sign said.  Well life goes on.
 
We got back on the road and arrived at the Comfort Suites in Marquette.  We moved in and headed to Applebee's for half off appetizers.  After stuffing our selves we returned to our room and settled in for the night.
 
 


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