June 2nd

Tara asked me for a picture of a sailboat, but there really weren't too many around this island this early in the year. This was the best I could find. I took this picture in the morning while waiting for our carriage ride.

Our first scheduled activity for the day was a carriage ride around the island. We went by several landmarks, including the Grand Hotel, St. Ann's Cemetery, and Arch Rock. We also learned a lot of interesting facts about the island during our tour as well.

Carriage Tour
	These are the horses and carriage that we rode on during the first half of our island tour.
	The Grand Hotel.
	A closer look at the 660' porch of the Grand Hotel. The porch ceiling is painted blue to give the allusion of sky to birds and insects.
	The Mackinac Island street sweeper. Horse powered!
	The inside of Surrey Hills, the location where we switched carriages during our island tour.
	Some old carriages inside Surrey Hills.
	Tyler riding on the carriage. This was the second carriage we rode on today, and is the largest in the world, requiring three horses to pull, each weighing over 2,000 pounds.
	We were on Cupid's Pathway for a brief period of time.
	A view of the horses pulling our carriage.
	The gate to St. Ann's Cemetery. The first person buried here was an 8-year old who got lost on the ice bridge. They found the child three days later, but by then pneumonia had set it and it was too late.
	The U.S. Post Cemetery, for soldiers stationed at Fort Mackinac. We were told this is one of five cemeteries in the world with the presidential authority to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff at all times.
	The entrance to the Post Cemetery.
	Another look at the Post Cemetery.
	Another entrance to St. Ann's Cemetery. Although hard to tell in this picture, the road actually goes around the gate. This is because although the arch is tall enough to get the horse-drawn hearse through, the driver sits atop the hearse and could not get through. According to the driver, if he tried go through he would be... (are you ready for this?) ...the "Headless Hearseman".
	A view of Skull Cave. According to legend, Alexander Henry hid here while trying to avoid capture. In the morning, after sleeping on what he thought was sticks and rocks, he discovered he had been sleeping on bones, presumably from an Indian burial ground.
	The "Historic Site" sign for Skull Cave.
	Another look at Skull Cave. The bones are long gone, shipped to the MSU forensics department years ago.
	This hill, according to our driver, is where the phrase "Get the lead out" originated from. The detailed explanation can be read in the diary.
	Tyler standing in front of Arch Rock. The story behind the rock is that an Indian brave spirit fell in love with an Indian Princess, whose father wanted them to have nothing to do with each other. The spirit had the hole put in the rock so that he could come down and take his Indian Princess away through it.
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Sailboat Photo

Two sailboats anchored in the harbor with the Round Island Lighthouse in the background.

Carriage Tour

These are the horses and carriage that we rode on during the first half of our island tour.

The Grand Hotel.

A closer look at the 660' porch of the Grand Hotel. The porch ceiling is painted blue to give the allusion of sky to birds and insects.

The Mackinac Island street sweeper. Horse powered!

The inside of Surrey Hills, the location where we switched carriages during our island tour.

Some old carriages inside Surrey Hills.

Tyler riding on the carriage. This was the second carriage we rode on today, and is the largest in the world, requiring three horses to pull, each weighing over 2,000 pounds.

We were on Cupid's Pathway for a brief period of time.

A view of the horses pulling our carriage.

The gate to St. Ann's Cemetery. The first person buried here was an 8-year old who got lost on the ice bridge. They found the child three days later, but by then pneumonia had set it and it was too late.

The U.S. Post Cemetery, for soldiers stationed at Fort Mackinac. We were told this is one of five cemeteries in the world with the presidential authority to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff at all times.

The entrance to the Post Cemetery.

Another look at the Post Cemetery.

A view of Skull Cave. According to legend, Alexander Henry hid here while trying to avoid capture. In the morning, after sleeping on what he thought was sticks and rocks, he discovered he had been sleeping on bones, presumably from an Indian burial ground.

The "Historic Site" sign for Skull Cave.

Another look at Skull Cave. The bones are long gone, shipped to the MSU forensics department years ago.

This hill, according to our driver, is where the phrase "Get the lead out" originated from. The detailed explanation can be read in the diary.