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| Sunset o'er Grand Traverse Bay | Kitchenette area of tourist cabin we stayed at near downtown TC | Exterior of our cabin deal |
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| Enter signage, Pine Crest Motel, TC | Pine Crest Motel sign on the strip, TC. Amazing logo. | Fox Haus Motel, TC strip. |
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| Halfway-derelict "Riverboat" mini-golf course that I remember from childhood, TC strip. | Villa Moderne Motel, don't remember where. | Gigantic church in downtown Petoskey, very handsome |
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| More "Ye Old Fake Downtowne" crap, Petoskey | Bahnhof Ski Shop | Dutch Oven Bakery with "dripping" signage. |
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| W.W. Fairbairn & Sons sign. I took a film photo of this in 98 or so, they've kept the sign but painted it with gold instead of silver. Nice! | Heading over Big Mac, north to St. Ignace. Some sketchy driving at times on this bridge. Used to be a world-record holder; still world-class. Dick Evans. | Mackinac Bridge looking a little rough in the center. |
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| Mulcrone Car Wash, St. Ignace, MI | Car Wash instructions | Thunderbird Motor Inn, St. Ignace |
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| Walker Furniture, St. Ignace | Big retired Coast Guard vessel, St. Ignace | The Show (trading post), St. Ignace |
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| Murdick's Fudge, St. Ignace | Gold Mine Jewelry, St. Ignace | JustRite Bakery with three kinds of great signage, St. Ignace |
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| Boardwalk Inn Hotel (smoke-free), St. Ignace | One of the many reasons why Michigan rules; we have a big gnarly, bas relief happy-go-lucky barr on all our Historic Sites | Cute old parking meters, St. Ignace. Even took coins besides quarters! How quaint. |
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| Vanessa dips her paws into the cool waters of Lake Huron, St. Ignace | Indian Village Souvenirs, another favorite since childhood days. Creepy mannequins, all kinds of drums, pistols, wolves, moccasins and more. | Indian Village entrance, St. Ignace |
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| Riviera Motel (ruins), St. Ignace | More Riveria Motel ruins, St. Ignace | Riveria Motel abandoned signage |
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| K Royale Motor Inn, fantastic logo and roadside presence | Ruins of an abandoned restaurant | Sands Motel had a cute old sign |
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| The Mystery Spot. I conned my parents into going as a kid. Vanessa wanted to go but we didn't...this time. Certainly next time. | The Balsams Motel and Cabins on beautiful Highway 22, UP | One of the dozens of opportunities for Pasties (like a little hand-held pot pie, pronounced with a soft "a") along 22. |
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| More Pasties, this one claims international fame. No veggie options though. | A beautiful old sign that defies critique. Too bad the woman inside was a mean-eyed old slag. | Some of that breathtaking Upper Peninsula landscape that haunts me. One of my favorite places on earth. |
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| Driving west along 22. | This pasties place had vegetarian ones, but they had cheese in them so we had to pass. You wouldn't belive where tourists came from (map inside with markings). All over the world! | White Tail Resort. |
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| More lovely UP landscapes | More of the usual | A sad, sad day. The Enga-Diner in Engadine, where the friendly purveyor proudly told me years ago that his "wife made the best (pan)cakes in the Upper," appears to be no more. They will be sorely missed. |
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| Herb & Elmer's Weird Restaurant, I think this was in Engadine. Not sure about the "blood" all over the sign... | Give me conifers, sandy ground, swamp, and cold...and lots of it. | Terrace Motel, Munising |
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| Scotty's Motel, Munising | Country Connection (Bar and Fine Food), downtown Munising | Vanessa at the Chinese/Thai restaurant we found way up on Lake Superior. Cute. |
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| Exterior of the Golden Heart in Munising, very cute girls working and excellent food. | Well, shiver me timbres and just BARGE INN! Munising. | Adorable crude animal illustrations, Munising |
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| Factory works, Munising | Vanessa in some part of Pictured Rocks hiking trail area | Rocks were a big attraction in these parts. |