Our Great Lakes Trip- October 2023

Beginning September 29, 2023, Marilyn  and I flew to Chicago to begin a 12-day trip with American Queen Voyages as per the following pictures and videos:   

Arrive Sheraton Grand Hotel - Chicago September 29, 2023 -First Night

Next Morning Chicago River Walk

Leaving Chicago - September 30, 2023

Scenic Sailing - Day at Sea on Lake Michigan - October 1 (double click to enlarge)"

October 2 - Arrive Escanaba, Michigan, located in Delta County, home to the most fresh shoreline in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) and best known for its theater and performing arts.

 

 

Webster Marble Company Inventing the Outdoors and UP Military Museum located inside the Delta County Chamber of Commerce:

 

 

 

 

 

William Bonifas Fine Arts Center:

The Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company:

Open the link below to watch dancers videos # 1 and 2

https://youtu.be/6xhnoPi9ztw

https://youtu.be/qDs_qPGjWoU

Leaving Escanaba en route to Mackinac Island:

October 3 - Arrive Mackinac Island, Michigan

Carriage Tour:

Click on the link below to view video and turn on your speakers:

https://youtu.be/f-k15yMOn1Q

Historic Fort Mackinac:

Video of Fort Guide:

https://youtu.be/2bPEbWhNfUk

 

The Venerable Grand Hotel - the pride of Mackinac

The Street with 17 Fudge Shops

                                                                            

                                                       Leaving Mackinac Island

October 4 - The Lock and Museums at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Valley Camp (Cargo Ship) Museum

                                                      October 5 Scenic Sailing

                                                 Sweet Tooth Time on board ship:

October 6 - Arrive Detroit, Michigan, The Motor Town

                                                                      Detroit Video

                                                         https://youtu.be/otZIZNNZSf4

Click on the video below for Fisher Building Interior:

https://youtu.be/Pa02NrTTFKM

Detroit City Tour:

 

    Video:  Henry Ford's Original Factory

 https://youtu.be/xxrg32vCdVc

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      

One of the few pictures of Henry Ford in his original office:

Detroit Renaissance Building

https://youtu.be/u-6ki-LD1lI

October 6 - Hands-On Tile Glazing Workshop

Pottery tile sample for us to use in preparing our personal tiles

   

The results of Chuck and Marilyn's pottery efforts

Beautiful Old Detroit Cemetery

October 7 - Cleveland, Ohio, named after General Moses Cleaveland 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

                                             

Click on the links to the videos below to watch my videos inside the Rock and Roll Museum

https://youtu.be/mkYWAYgCm2E

https://youtu.be/8RHvi0L0dpA

whttps://youtu.be/LsqNOHCvz5w

 https://youtu.be/PyeX3fVTZLk

 More pictures:

                               View south of museums from William G. Mather Cargo Vessel:

                         The Cleveland Museum of Art, comparable to the art museums of Europe:

                                                            Andy Warhol's Marilyn

                                                            Cleveland History Center:

The famous Indian motorcycle

                          Downtown Cleveland across the street from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

                        Leaving Cleveland for overnight cruise on Lake Erie to Niagara Falls:

         High waves (video) on Lake Erie en route to Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada and Niagara Falls

                                                      https://youtu.be/8aRLmlOYguQ
                                                                     

                                                                     Niagara Falls:

 Open and view the four Niagara Falls Videos below:

https://youtu.be/YcgANJinLf8

 https://youtu.be/NaEgqjWotpc

https://youtu.be/_YaPWS-LzLY 

https://youtu.be/ClU-yU9TwVI 

 

Last night's dinner meal of Lobster

Because of high winds and the two-day delay in Cleveland, the scheduled tour to Toronto and Montreal, Canada was modified and we decided to ride to Buffalo with Chris and John and to book our return flight from Buffalo to Los Angeles on October 10 instead of our previously scheduled October 11 flight from Montreal to Los Angeles.