Mackinac Island Experience // BIKES, HORSES, BUGGIES and HELICOPTERS?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ย. 2023
- 🚲Stan and Rhonda from Over The Hill Adventures leave their RV behind, take their bikes on the ferry and head to Mackinac Island in Michigan as they step back in time for an incredible adventure. In this episode of Rally Bound & Beyond, Stan and Rhonda continue their journey on Mackinac Island. They decide to take their own Class 1 mountain e-bikes around the island and stop to watch the United States Army doing maneuvers to build a water dock. They continue their ride and stop at the Mackinac Island Arch Rock and climb over 200 stairs to see the magnificent views from atop the island. From there they head to the big lawn of the Island and enjoy a coffee and a wonderful pastry from Boxwood Coffee Shop. They hike up to Fort Mackinac to explore the fort built in the 1700's and get to experience "soldiers" replicate the discharging of a huge canon. Stan and Rhonda find out that Mackinac Island was in fact America's 2nd National park after Yellowstone until the military closed the fort in 1895 and the state of Michigan took it over. They finish their adventure perusing the Grand Hotel which is best known from the 1980 movie, Somewhere In Time with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour.
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I grew up on the island!
Hi Anne, you are one fortunate person. I can’t imagine. It must of been very cold in the winter! Thank you for joining us! Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
Mackinac Island is truly a special place……we go over and spend 4 days or so there. It is really a very special place that is a totally quiet special place when the day tourists leave the island each day, we have been there 9 times previously and come back to the island from Nevada each year. This year, 2024, will have us there for a week at lilac time in June and again for Halloween weekend at the Grand and for the fall colors. We have run races on the island, hiked all over, biked both the perimeter and thru the center of the island, kayaked across the straits to the lighthouse, been to both forts several times, stayed at several of the bed and breakfasts and hotels. We play 18 holes of golf on both the Grand/Woods course and Wawaskomo courses each time they are open. This year, I plan to do parasailing. The island is a very favorite spot for us to return to each year…..and I hope we can return and be active into our upper 70s and more. We have done several TH-cam movies on Skip and Cherie Adventures……enjoyed this movie and reminders of one of our favorite spots in the US! Loved seeing the military air lifting gear there in a training exercise ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awe! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures and joining us! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
Hi Stan and Ronda, this is Randall and Patricia from Michigan, we watched this video and were surprised, all the information we have are e bikes are not allowed on the island unless you have a disability, if this info is wrong please let us know we would love to take our class 1 bikes on there, we also camp at mill creek
Hello Randal and Patricia, we have read and heard that too! All we did was pay the extra fee for our e-bikes. They never asked us if we had any disability. To be honest they are not allowed to ask you. Nevertheless, no one asked us at all. I’m not sure if it was shoulder season but our Class 1 e-bikes are good to go. I think everyone is trying to catch up with e-bikes laws. Primarily our e-bikes don’t look like e-bikes. However, when we got onto the island there were lots of folks with e-bikes that were clearly not disabled. I even saw Class 2 e-bikes that are strictly forbidden. Hope this helps! Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
The closest thing I have seen to this is Jekyll Island Ga! Y’all should go there if you haven’t ! It’s a small , quiet island with bike trails all over . Lots of history ! There is a campground too ! I think you guys would love it!
Yes, we need to head to the south. There is still plenty to see in our beautiful nation. Thank you we will write this one down. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
Nice video, looks like you had a great time. While you were at the Fort you should have had lunch at the Fort Mackinac Tea Room, the view is amazing. I would encourage you tp spend one night on the island next time as well. There are many great motel options downtown. After about 7:00 pm when most of the day visitors have left the island the downtown area slows down and that's a great time to check out the shops. Several bars have entertainment as well. I would also suggest taking the ferry from St Ignace, the lines are shorter and parking is much better. Enjoy.
Hello and thank you for your kind comment and great tips 👍 We would definitely LOVE to go back and stay for a night or two on the island. It was such a treat to get to experience it for the day, but we can only imagine how wonderful it would be to not have to contend with crowds. Having the place to ourselves sounds like our cup of tea 😃😉 We truly appreciate you taking time to share these great tips with us. Thanks for watching! ~ Rhonda and Stan
Can't believe you captured the Invasion of Mackinac Island!
Hi Rick, we thought we were watching the making of a movie. It was pretty incredible to watch. Especially in a place so unexpected. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Mackinac Island is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin meaning "Great Turtle". It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was long home to an Odawa settlement and previous indigenous cultures before European colonization began in the 17th century. It was a strategic center of the fur trade around the Great Lakes. Based on a former trading post, Fort Mackinac was constructed on the island by the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the site of two battles during the War of 1812 before the northern border was settled and the US gained this island in its territory.
Hello Rey, thank you so much for joining us! You have great knowledge of the history of Mackinac Island.
Thank you for sharing! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
Beautiful video! I’m so glad you had such great weather to bike around the island. The Grand Hotel and Fort Mackinac are amazing.
Hi Karla, we had amazing weather and time on the Island. If we ever do it again we would definitely stay at the Grand Hotel and spend a couple of days there. Such a magical place. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️
You have not tasted the full Mackinac Island experience until you spend a night or two on the Island. Things are different at night.
Oh we are coming back just to do that!
@@OverTheHillAdventures Nothing like sitting on a balcony downtown and people watch.
And that is exactly why you pull over and let fire vehicles pass
I agree with you 100%! Thank you for joining us. Stan and Rhonda❤️🙏🏼
That is a gem 💎 of the UP. As a kid we made a trip up there and again for our honeymoon 43 years ago and the last time 2 years ago to scuba 🤿 diving. It’s amazing every time. Thanks From Wisconsin
Hello Bob and Cathy, it is a magical place. We decided to watch the movie Somewhere In Time again last night. That movie gets me every time. I can see why you would scuba dive there the water is so clear. Hope you and Cathy had a wonderful Thanksgiving. So much to be thankful for. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️
Ty for sharing. We live in Florida and this is on our bucket list. When were you there? We have a rv van and a small dog that we would have to leave. Where did you stay? 😊
Hi Pam, we stayed at Mill Creek Campground in Mackinac City. You can see the campground if you watch our previous video. The video is also shown on the end card of this video. Just click on it and it will take you there. We were there September 9th through the 10th. The weather was perfect. Great time to go right after Labor Day weekend. Thank you so much for joining us! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️
What a splendid tour of a beautiful island. Excellent photography! Very romantic comment about you and Rhonda watching Somewhere in Time together in 1980. Dottie and I watched that movie, too, on our 14" color TV when were living in New Mexico. We had been married almost 2 years, so still newly weds! It was very entertaining. Dottie thought it was a movie set until I showed her what the hotel looked like. She was surprised. We're surprised y'all didn't buy any fudge.
The floating sections the soldiers were assembling were pontoons. You can make docks on lakes or oceans, or bridges across rivers with those. It looked like the troops were practicing receiving and assembling pontoon sections in real-world conditions. Of course, no one was shooting at them either.
Thanks for the tour. It was spectacular. Cannot wait for next week's video!
Safe travels and God bless y'all.
Bob and Dottie.
Hello Bob and Dottie, when Rhonda said it was one of the first movies we saw together that was in the 90’s we have only been married for 30 years. That movie has always been one of my favorite movies. I think the conversation was how they fell in love so quickly and Christopher Reeve died of a broken heart. I just had to share it with her. In 1980 I just graduated high school and Rhonda was only 11. lol. I did not meet Rhonda until 1993. I must admit I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. However, 12 years later Somewhere In Time still had a huge impact on me as one of my favorite love stories not to mention the incredible music. It will be Rhonda’s birthday tomorrow. I can guarantee if anything ever happened to her I would die of a broken heart. Thank you for joining us. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. May God bless your holiday season. Stan and Rhonda❤️
@@OverTheHillAdventures - Well a special Happy Birthday to Ms. Rhonda! Y'all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, too!
God bless y'all!
Bob and Dottie
Another great video, thanks for sharing. We spent our 1st wedding anniversary at The Grand Hotel. Went to Mass at St. Anne's church. It was a great memory.
Hello Jim, What a memorable place to celebrate a first anniversary. So happy this video could take you back in time a bit., lol. We actually just finished watching the movie, Somewhere In Time for the first time in over 30 years. We probably should have watched it before going, but it was awesome to know we have walked those same halls. Thank you for sharing with us your story and memories of Mackinac Island. Blessings, Rhonda and Stan
Great ride, great scenery, great guns, great times, and great company!
Hi Matt, we accidentally posted a day early. Thank you for joining us. Such a beautiful place. We loved being there! Stan and Rhonda❤️
i was on the island in august 2023. just missed you guys by about a month or so.
Thank you for joining us! I can say we are definitely going back for a longer stay. Stan and Rhonda🙏🏼❤️
@@OverTheHillAdventures i'm from the upper peninsula. i've been going to mackinac island for over 20 years. i'll probably go in august of this year.
We love Mackinac Island, being from Michigan, we've been there numerous times. We've even played Vintage Base Ball there! We stayed in the Grand Hotel once, just to say we have stayed there. 😍Somewhere in Time is one of my favorite movies. Ok Rhonda, when we meet down the road sometime, we will have to share a martini! -Michelle
Hello Jim and Michelle, thank you for joining us. We are definitely staying on the island next time! We loved being there it was such a magical place. When we finished this video we watched, “Somewhere In Time” again. So much fun. It was an unbelievable adventure. We hope we’ll meet down the road someday and yes to the Martini 🍸. Blessing, Stan and Rhonda❤️
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Glad you enjoyed our island,it is indeed beautiful!
Hi Deb, yes it was a beautiful experience! We will definitely return for a longer visit. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️🙏🏼
Great video. Beautiful place. Blessings
Hello Betty Jo! Mackinac Island definitely made an impact on us. The beauty, the history, the whole experience was so special. Thank you for coming along with us ❤️
Your video makes me want to go back to Mackinac! But it’s great fun to stay overnight at one of the many hotels. We used to stay at the Windermere Hotel.😊
Hi Claudia, if we ever go back we would definitely stay the night. Mackinac Island is a magical place. Thank you for joining us. Stan and Rhonda❤️
We hope to go there and new subscribers here!! Thanks for sharing❤Zack & Linda
Hello Zack and Linda, thank for joining us. You have to go there! Mill Creek Campground will fit your big rig. That area of Michigan is so beautiful. We head up to the Upper Peninsula very soon. It was an amazing adventure for us! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️
Awesome video!!!
Hi Denise, thank for joining us. We appreciate you. Have a blessed Christmas season! Stan and Rhonda❤️
WOW, Such a great journey. So how many times did you ride in horse 💩? Hehehe
Hi Tim, we were able to avoid it. The clean up crew was on it pretty quick. We watched the movie, Somewhere in Time tonight. We should have watched it before we went there. Such a beautiful place. Stan and Rhonda❤️
Where is the fudge?
Hi Kenneth, Well, unfortunately we didn’t take time to stop and get any 🥹 We wish we had a second day on the island. There is just so much to see, do and eat! Thanks so much for watching with us! ~ Rhonda and Stan
So what bikes do you all have?
We have Giant E-Mountain Bikes. Rhonda’s bike is a Liv made by Giant by women for women. It’s called an Intrigue X E+ Pro1 Class 1
Stan’s bike is a Giant Trance X E+ Pro 2. They were $6,400 each now on sale for $5,300.
Hope this helps. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda❤️
in Canada the chairs are known as Muskoka chairs.
I find that much easier to say, lol! Thank you for sharing that with us so we know when we head to Canada 🇨🇦 We appreciate you watching! ~ Rhonda and Stan
Western Canada they're called Adirondack chairs. I hadn't ever heard of them being called Muskoka chairs till we went to Toronto. Another great video guys.
@@blakep4082 thank you Blake for joining us. Stan and Rhonda❤️
That’s national guard training. Also a chanook helicopter not a hewie
Thank you for keeping us straight!
The place where the dock was being built is British Landing. During the War of 1812 a large force of British and native Americans landed there and dragged a cannon to high ground overlooking the fort. The American garrison didn't know war had been declared and was forced to surrender.
Hi Kurt, thank you for sharing! Mackinac Island is a wealth of history. Thank you for joining us. Stan and Rhonda❤️