Pictures of Lake Superior-breathtaking!!
This weekend the Hillsdale Chargers played at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Dan and I took Friday off of work and traveled the 8 hours to the UP. We spent Friday night in Marquette-went to the game on Saturday-and then spent Saturday night in Bay Harbor at the Inn at Bay Harbor. It was a beautiful weekend. The fall color change was fabulous. We ate at a restaurant called the Chop House and had a wonderful meal with exceptional service.
The Superior Dome from the across the bay and Nate and Mark after the gameWe enjoyed walking around Lake Superior before Nate's game. We also enjoyed the game at the Superior Dome. Thankfully the Superior Dome is an indoor stadium so we were toasty warm. The Chargers pulled out another win against a ranked team.
After the game we headed back over the bridge towards Bay Harbor. I have always wanted to stay at the Inn at Bay Harbor, so this was a perfect opportunity to do so. I was telling all the other football parents that we were going to act rich for the night. It is definitely not a Motel 6. What I loved about it was the personal service we got. The desk clerk and waiter called us by name throughout our stay. Since Dan's birthday is on Tuesday we were taking a sort of Happy Birthday to you mini-vacation. At dinner the waiter asked us if we were celebrating anything special and I mentioned that it was Dan's birthday. After dinner he brought over a card with a $25.00 gift certificate to the spa-with no expiration. And since we are definitely planning on going back one of us will use the spa treat.
The Inn at Bay Harbor and Dan walking along Lake Michigan
One of the more tense moments for me came when we were crossing over the bridge to the UP. I happened to be driving at the time. And for those of you who know me you know that bridges and I do not really get along. Holy Cow was I nervous. I was squeezing the steering wheel so tight I thought my knuckles were going to break through my skin. At one point I was wishing I was a horse so I could have one of those side blinder things on. Well after what felt like an eternity I successfully made it.
1 comment:
Sounds like a nice trip. Your side blinders remind me of the last time we were in Galena. Brian mistakenly took the RV through the downtown, which is old and quaint and you know has very narrow streets. It was so tight at one point Brian asked if his mirror was okay on my side. I replied "I don't know my eyes are closed".
Congratulations on braving the bridge.
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