As much as I enjoyed what I’d seen of Michigan so far, it was time to leave the Mitten and experience the fabled Upper Peninsula, or UP. It was a surprisingly easy drive from Alpena to my next campground on Lake Superior. To reach the UP you must cross the Mackinac Bridge, which spans the mile wide Mackinac Straits that connect Lake Michigan to Lake Huron.
This bridge is often referred to as being difficult to navigate with an RV, including tales of white knuckled crossings to days long delays due to weather. My own experience was remarkable only in it’s lack of drama. It was a bright sunny day with mild winds, and they were repaving half the deck, so traffic crawled along the single open lane at no more than 20 mph. Frankly it seemed a lot like rush hour on 285 in Atlanta. Continue reading “Michigan NorthEastern UP – Whitefish Bay”
