Day Two - Seeing Petoskey






KOA provided a pancake breakfast the next morning. They can really crank out the pancakes.








Lining up to head out for a tour of Bay View. All these Roaktreks must have turned a lot of heads as they drove through Petoskey to Bay View.



Anne Lewis lead a tour of Bay View, which was started in 1875 as a Methodist tent camp to hear "good preaching". Inspired by the Methodist camp at Chautauqua, NY, Bay View organized an extensive educational program (cooking, art, music, elocution, etc.). By 1877 streets, parks, and public areas had been platted and summer homes were being built. The homes are individually owned, but the land is leased. By decision of the Bay View Association, all the homes are summer homes, with the residency period running from May through October.

There are a total of 440 cottages in Bay View; the architecture is largely Victorian, with Queen Anne style homes built before the turn of the century, and homes with less decoration and simpler shapes being built after the turn of the century. Because of its architectural significance, Bay View has been declared a National Historic Landmark.










Petoskey has a beautiful marina and downtown area with interesting stores.






The historic Bay View Inn was the location of our dinner the second night.










Mike Ridley provided the musical entertainment after dinner. He referred to himself as a "Michigander", but I'm not sure what that implies.

Day Three - Mackinac Island
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