Mackinac Island Downtown District

After we deboarded the ferry we wandered around the downtown area for awhile. 

Main Street

This is the marker for Woodfill Park.  It was named after William Stewart Woodfill.  He has been the owner and preserver of the Grand Hotel longer than anyone else.  He also was the premier mover in getting the Mackinac Bridge built.  He was also the Chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission and he created the program that restored Fort Mackinac and rebuilt Fort Michili Mackinac.  You could say he was a mover and a shaker for Mackinac Island.

The lilacs are in bloom all over the island!

I was just soooo thrilled because the lilacs were blooming all over the island.  The lilac aroma was everywhere and the flowers were just gorgeous.  It really added to the ambiance!

Little Stone Church

Stained Class

The Altar

Lots of outdoor restaurants

This is a trunk of a lilac tree!

More of Downtown

One of the malls downtown

Cute little turtle

Small Park near downtown

Windemere Hotel

Homes along a boardwalk near downtown

Just LOVE the lilacs!

Round Island Lighthouse

The Round Island Lighthouse was built in 1895 and deactivated from 1947 to 1996 when it was relit after some restoration efforts.  The building was fully restored for the filming of "Somewhere in Time" in 1978.  Lee took this picture from the boardwalk.  

More homes along the boardwalk downtown

The Public Library which is also on the 
boardwalk near downtown

The boardwalk near down town

You can see the Mackinac Bridge from the Boardwalk

Song Sparrow

We saw this Song Sparrow as we were sitting at a little outdoor restaurant having iced tea and waiting for the last ferry of the day to take us back to St. Ignace.

Song Sparrow