Nickname: The Great Lakes State

Capital: Lansing

We stayed in the driveway of Daryl’s sister in Ann Arbor. His other sister, Pam, and her son, Nicholas came to visit while we were there. Ann Arbor is a cool college town.

You can’t drive a motor vehicle on Mackinac Island unless you are an emergency worker. Modes of transportation include bicycles, horses and feet. In the winter, locals are allowed snowmobiles to get to the mainland.