Since Gail recently retired from Cornell and has started a new job, her vacation time is limited. We talked about a quick trip to the Adirondacks, but then learned her brother, Geoff, would be visiting her sister, Martha, in Marquette, MI. Geoff, Kristi and our nephews, Harper and Dusty, moved to California in 2020 and we saw this as an opportunity to visit them without traveling across the country. But Marquette is far from Ithaca, as in a 13-hour-drive far. We decided to split the drive up into a few parts and see some places between here and there.
Our first destination was Manitoulin Island. We drove across it once on our way to the UP but didn't stop. It caught our interest (It's the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. Need I say more?) and we've thought about getting back there sometime. Unfortunately, we couldn't get a place to stay around Niagara Falls, so hit traffic north of Toronto late on a Saturday morning when 90% of Torontonians head north. It was really the only hassle of the trip. That and the price of gas in Canada. Thanks Biden. And Kristi not being able to travel with the boys from California.
One of our favorite songwriters is Fred Eaglesmith. He's from Ontario and we were hoping to run into him somewhere. It didn't happen, but his presence was felt when we saw things that he sings about, like this sign that lent its name to one of his albums. We eventually stayed in a place that was probably named the Paradise Motel at one time.
This trip also included a chance to visit all five Great Lakes in one week. I'd gone to Westfield for an overnight visit to see some friends right before Gail and I left, and we'd be going to or right by the others. Here's Lake Erie.
Lake Ontario.
Lake Huron.
Lake Michigan.
Lake Superior.
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