We met at the border entry point. Drifter was there to greet us all before we left without him. That was nice of him to drop by. MrsEchoBay, EchoBay, Kranky, Rosey, Luc, Aline, Brewster, Chrissy, Professore, Hooleo, BP, DD, Needles and a welcome additional new rider of a Goldwing known to some in the group, as "Rick St. Pierre" participated. We were ready to go and took a while to get through the border. We gassed up in the USA where Hooleo and BP joined the group then we were on our way to tour the coast road along the shores of Whitefish Bay. We stopped at Point Iroquois Lighthouse where the site caretaker told us of its history and some of the group climbed the tower for the view.
We continued on towards Tahquamenon Falls along winding roads through the Hiawatha Forest which begged for all of us to vote this as one of the best riding areas in the UP of Michigan. What a great ride for us to experience. Should be beautiful in a different way in another 5 to 6 weeks!
We observed the Lower Tahquamenon Falls and then headed up the road to the Upper Tahquamenon Falls where we had a great social event at the Tahquamenon Falls Brew House and Pub. Chrissy and Brewster and Hooleo and BP generously ordered some appetizers for us to sample. Very nice and many thanks from all.
After our lunch, we headed down through Newberry and Engadine to Route Two along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. The sand beaches and windswept coast is always something that stirs my emotions.
We arrived in St. Ignace where we dropped in at the Gangplank for a break and something to drink, warm up and have a chat. It was now time to put on our jackets if they were not already on as the sun had disappeared and 18C felt cold. The last several times we have done this, it seems usual around St. Ignace for the weather to turn cooler, more humid and damp. While we travelled up the Mackinac Trail back to SSM, we rode into a little better weather.
It was a long day but very enjoyable. We did about 400 km and most of us got home about 9 o'clock to Sault Ste. Marie.
Thanks everyone for making this a special event. We had a new rider, the weather was terrific and many got to see new things that they had never seen before.
We hope to see Rick out again with the ever expanding group of riders! It was fun to share the time with all today.
Remember to ride responsibly and always have fun!
Best Regards
Needles
2nd Officer
CMC SSM 032
Lower Tahquamenon Falls
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