I only stopped briefly in Petoskey. The way US-31 rushes thru downtown with no obvious escape route, you’d almost think they didn’t want you to stop there. I paused at the state park east of town, when I realized that I’d almost blown all the way through Petoskey.
I stopped longer at Harbor Springs across Little Traverse Bay, which is a nice tourist-friendly harbortown.
I then rode thru the “Tunnel of Trees”: M-119. It’s a winding road along the bluffs over Lake Michigan. It’s only a lane and a half wide with no centerline. Because it goes essentially nowhere (a speck on the map called Cross Village) there’s very little traffic, mostly just people there for the drive. If only more of my ride were like that.
I’ve stopped for lunch at Mama Mia’s on Central Ave in Mackinaw City. Decent food at tourist prices. I’m warming up after a rather sunless and chilly ride, and psyching myself up for the Bridge.
