The Mighty Mac.....

While up in the UP...we took advantage of the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. It was the 52nd walk, which takes place every Labor Day starting at 7am-11am.

They have two lanes closed early in the walk then narrow it down to one lane.

Here is the red shirt group we walked with. There were 16 of us making the trek. It's just shy of 5 miles across the bridge. We are still wondering why all the husbands backed out of this fun memory?? They wanted to stay back to "support" Steve, as he stayed with Trent.

Here is the view as we started across it. It was pretty foggy so you could see the beams very good. The fog burned off fairly quickly. It was a beautiful day for a stroll....nice breeze, sunshine....

Here is a pretty good group shot.

Back sides of a few of our walkers. Tyler, Troy, G-pa Bill, Nick

Dad and Linda happily strolling along with 50,000 other walkers. (that is the estimated amount that crosses each year!)

The FINISH LINE!

Odd fact..I never actually went under the finish line...I happened to go to the left of the sign. Does that mean I can't cross that off my bucket list????

Facts you need to know before deciding to participate in the Bridge Walk.....

It takes a loooong time to get to the starting area (like an hour!)

It was a very fun walk..it took us about 1 1/2 hours.

You need good shoes

You need to go potty before starting across.....no porties on the bridge....and I'm pretty sure..no going over the side.

It takes an EXTREMELY long time to get back to the St. Ignace side....to the tune of 4 hours!

You get bragging rights

I personally crossed the bridge 5 times that day!

Another Fun Fact....when Dad & Linda came up on Sunday, with them came Ed & Glenna Brown ( in a separate car) As they came through the toll booth they motioned the car in front of them to pull over....that car was the 150 millionth car to pass over the bridge. Bummer, had they not stopped at that rest area on the way up...it could have been Ed & Glenna!