Mackinaw Bridge

An article was posted on mLive.com about how some posted on the authors Facebook status about how the Mackinaw Bridge is old and a lot of people don't want to go there anymore. She mentioned maybe because it was a "been there, done that" type of situation.

I remember being able to go across the bridge at night on July 3rd, when a lot of the cities were shooting off their fireworks that night. We were able to watch St. Igneous, Mackinaw City, and Mackinaw Island's fireworks all at the same time. We also got to see the beauty in the lights that light up the sky from the bridge.

It was so beautiful to be able to look across the lakes during the day and seeing the boats float across and the beauty of the bridge and the lakes.

I know a lot of people who live in Michigan, say "oh it's just the bridge"... but it's more than that. It's beauty. A friend of mine just went up north, about 1 hour away from the bridge and said she wasn't going to take her kids up there to see the bridge. I asked her why, and she said that she didn't think they would enjoy it. I said but it's beautiful and it's really cool to be able to drive across it and see so clearly. Eventually she ended up deciding to do it on a rainy day, and her kids loved it!

I would love to be able to go to Mackinaw Island and see the island, but I haven't had the opportunity because of the cost and the lateness of when we arrived up to the bridge. But I would love to have that opportunity to go and I would love to share this opportunity with my kids. And of course, I want to make our up north trip we had this year, a yearly event until our kids are grown.