Charlevoix, Michigan - Day 2 (Including Traverse City, Michigan)

We rented a car and traveled to the Mission Peninsula to tour a few local winery's.  We enjoyed visiting Traverse City and found some very interesting things to see, as in, the World's Largest Cherry Pie, and the 45th Parallel line on Plant Earth! We actually stood on the line that is half way between the Equator and the North Pole!

Black Star Farms Winery: http://www.blackstarfarms.com/winery/

Rose bushes are planted on the end of each row of grapevines as an earlier warning detection of disease.  If the rose bush looks ill they take a closer look at the grapevines. 

Local cherries being processed into their cherry wine

Chateau Grand Traverse Wine History:  http://cgtwines.com/about/history/

Lunch stop

Roadside market where Charlie scored some local cherries.

Fifth Third Bank ?!

Fields of sunflowers at 65 mph

Who knew?!

Today's transportation is a lovely Chevy Sonic

Charlevoix, Michigan

Today we left the Straits of Mackanac at daybreak and traveled 50.9 NM down Lake Michigan to Charlevoix, Michigan.  We are docked at Irish Ferry Docks on Lake Charlevoix.

Mackanac Bridge at sunrise

Waugoshanoc Abandoned Lighthouse

Beautiful waters entering Charlevoix

Lighthouse at entrance to Round Lake in Charlevoix

Lake Charlevoix

Nice boat name!