Trip to Mackinac Island

During the weekend, I made a quick trip to Mackinac Island. We spent around 6 hours on the Mackinac Island and a night in the St. Ignace City( City of the Mainland). Well, I'm not quite sure as to how I spent the 6 hours on the Island :-) .

The Mackinac Bridge connects the Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula of Michigan State. The bridge is the 12th longest suspension bridge in the world (wiki). The view of the bridge from the Road and from Water (while on the ferry) is spectacular. The ferry took us from the main land to the Mackinac Island. On the island, just like other tourist attractions, the market is impressive. Lot many chocolate fudges shop, restaurants, bike rentals, tour operators were seen.
We first visited the Butterflies museum. The museum had two rooms, one with many butterflies flying around and the other with few glass cases with insects. Then we visited the museum that describes the history of the Mackinac Bridge and the Island. There were other places, which were good but did not visit, which includes the Mackinac Fort (saw it from outside and did not feel that it was worth climbing the stairs), Arch Rock (again had to walk and then climb the stairs).
The impressive part of the journey was the Ferry from the Island and back. The speed jets gives you a view of the Mackinac Bridge and also of the beautiful Lake (one of the 5 Great lakes of Michigan).