2006 RV - Doug & Crystal

This was pretty cool. It is a Michigan Department of Transportation Highway Memorial. There are seven steel permanent sculptures representing the DOT workers who lost their lives in job-related accidents while working in the state of Michigan.

This is the Mackinaw Bridge. Lake Huron. This was a very neat place to bunk overnight. In 1761 the French relinquished Fort Michilimackinac to the British who had assumed control of Canada as a result of their victory in the French and Indian War. Under the British, the fort continued to serve as a major fur trade facility. The Ottawa and Chippewa in the Straits area, however, found British policies harsh compared to those of the French and they resented the British takeover. In 1763 as part of Pontiac's Rebellion, a group of Chippewa staged a ball game outside the stockade to create a diversion and gain entrance to the post and then attacked and killed most of the British occupants. See live reenactments of this event over Memorial Day Weekend. Admission is free. The use of Fort Michilimackinac came to an end in 1781 when the British abandoned the post and moved to Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island. The bridge separates Lake Huron and Lake Superior.