June 19, 2012 Michigamme Shores RV Resort

Sitting here on the shore of Michigamme Lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our Yukon was just hauled away to Marquette. The transmission won’t engage so we’re going nowhere. This has happened before, but usually after some time it self-corrects. Not this time, so into service it’s going. Fortunately for us, the service department is open 24 hours. We should know a diagnosis this evening.

Before coming here we were on the other side of the Mackinaw Bridge at the Mackinaw City KOA. Very nice KOA, well maintained, in the trees. We had planned to take the ferry to Mackinac Island to see how the rich and famous Michiganders live, but a thunderstorm and torrential rain damped that idea. We had a nice lunch in town then came back to the RV, watched TV and read.

The little town of Mackinaw City is lined with little shops, mostly selling fudge. I think I counted 8 fudge shops in a two block stretch. Pasties are also popular here in the UP. (That’s pronounced pass tees as opposed to something a stripper might wear.) Pasties, for the uninitiated, are basically a meat and vegetable pie. Popular with miners in England as they were easy to carry and were big enough to provide a nourishing breakfast and lunch. I had one in London years ago and liked it, but one I had last year in Butte wasn’t quite the same. I passed on buying one in Mackinaw City, maybe I’ll get one before we leave the UP.

We’re scheduled to meet up with our friends from Ojai at their lake cabin tomorrow. It rained most of the way here from MC. I guess my dancing friend has given up now that she’s on the road. More rain scheduled for tomorrow.