On Wednesday, thirty four Dutch and American students, and four teachers, visited Mackinac Island on a cold, but dry fall day. Mackinac Island is a 15 minute ferry ride into Lake Huron - one of the five Great Lakes. The island sits near the five mile long Mackinac Bridge in Lake Huron, in between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. We visited Fort Mackinac and watched actors portraying American soldiers shoot a cannon and antique rifles. Students rode bikes on the island that does not allow motorized vehicles. The island was settled by Native Americans, and later inhabited by the French, the British, and eventually the Americans. It served as a key beaver fur trading post. Fur trading was a major source of revenue in trade with Europe. Mackinac Island is now a major tourist destination and vacation resort. All of the students stayed warm and had a great time. Tomorrow we will visit Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Park.
