Camping with the Kewadin's

50 mile move to St. Ignace

Monday August 22 2016

We moved about fifty miles deeper into the south 48 today. The town of St. Ignace is only about fifty miles south of Sault Ste. Marie, which was our port of entry back into the country. Instead of I-75 we drove a local road called the Mackinac Trail or H63. Our leisurely drive into St. Ignace on this local road took us past Kewadin Shores Casino. This is another Indian casino with RV parking and this one had full utility hookups for only $15 a night.

Kewadin Casino

We secured a spot for two nights and then drove into town to a Mexican restaurant recommended by the hostess at the casino buffet. We haven't had Mexican food since we left the USA in early July. We couldn't have asked for a better meal than the one we got at Jose's Cantina, it's good to be back in the USA.

The best (and only) Mexican restaurant in St. Ignace

We did a driving tour of St Ignace, which didn't take long, it's a small town. Before the Mackinac bridge was built it was the northern ferry terminal for all traffic going to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The southern terminal being in Mackinaw City. Both towns now cater to the tourist trade with gift shops and ferry's to nearby Mackinac Island.
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Millie in St. Ignace

After our brief tour of St Ignace we crossed the Mackinac bridge to see Mackinaw City. It clearly is the more successful of the two towns plying for island bound tourists. Probably because most visitors are coming from the southern side of the state, Mackinaw City has a much larger and bustling central shopping area as well as the same three ferry companies that work out of St Ignace on the Upper Peninsula. The fact that the toll on the bridge is $8 each way probably works in the southern towns favor.

It five years to build with five lives lost, 3 iron workers, one laborer, and one diver, probably do to the harsh winters.

In the evening Millie and I walked over to the casino for some high stakes wagering. Pockets stuffed with mad money we reconnoitered the gaming floor trying to feel a vibe from a loose machine. Millie made her choice of slot machine and I picked one just across the aisle from her. Don't ask me what machines they were, they all look the same to me. We each deposited $5 in our respective machines at about the same time, and 15 minutes later we rolled the reels for the last time in unison. Total winnings=$0. Oh well, we knew that's the way it would end, they are called one armed bandit's!