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Mackinac Bridge seen from Upper Michigan side looking south toward Mackinac City. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge, which I have done several times before, was the first important milestone on the journey. Like rewinding the clock by two months, a chill air swept my face before I saw the bridge, an impressive structure that connects a freshwater strait nearly four times wider than the Golden Gate. Riding across it on a motorcycle for the first time was an emotional landmark. My journey seemed trivial in contrast to the downbound freighter 550 feet below. On the threshold of Lake Huron it appeared to be anchored as it campaigned against nor’eastern swells. The approach to the northern shore from the bridge looks a great deal like landing on an island and island inhabitants in nature are of special interest to me. |
