On August 13th, we drove north over the Mackinac Bridge – the longest suspension bridge in the world. You could see through the metal grating all the way to the water. Kevin did not like that one bit. The bridge took us from Lower Michigan to the upper peninsula of Michigan, where we stayed in Sault Ste. Marie for two nights. We stayed in a campground that was right by the river where very large, over 1000’ long, ships go by. The river connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron. To get from one lake to the other the ships must go through the SOO Locks. On August 14th, we toured the Museum in town. We also went and toured the Tower of History. The boys and I walked up 363 stairs, while Kevin and Rachel took the elevator. We then went to the locks and watched a 1,013 foot ship go through (with only inches of clearance on either side), being lowered 21 feet and to go out the other side. It was quite a sight.
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