Day 311 Drummond Island, MI back in US 7/20

Tom could not resist stopping to get this shot of vintage Case tractor manufactured in Rock Island, IL our hometown area. Don't know the year of manufacture, but would guess the 1950's









Tom with our Indian decent waitress, Jess, at the Northwoods Restaurant.




Dinner at Northwoods - Us with Denny & Randi, Dave & Linda






Our marina at Drummond Island









The customs office but they come to your boat.






Hurrah - we’re back in the good old USA! Drummond Island is on the northern tip of Michigan 7-miles from the northern border of Canada and also where we check into US customs. We handed the customs official our passports, D-top and registration number, and a few questions and we were done. It was painless.
The island is still far enough away from everything that we don’t have cell phone service or intranet on the computer but the marina offers WIFI.

This island is still in the very north woods, no roads/bridges here from the mainland. The only way here is by ferry or your own boat. It is a big island with population of 1200 and pretty amazing that it functions with no bridge to the mainland. There is a huge resort here, schools, banks, hardware, groceries and restaurants and everything you would need not to have to go to the mainland. The ferry runs 365 days a year, 4 trips a day, and they break ice in the winter.
Dave and Linda Tuls off Perfect Timing, (we met way back in Columbus) are staying at this marina so we were happy to see them after many months. We met and went to dinner at the Northwoods with Dave and Linda and their friends Dennis and Randi Nickels off the boat Shenanigans. We had a friendly waitress, good ribs and a fun time.

The weather sounds good for tomorrow so we will try to leave at daybreak and get an early start The water is calmer in the morning. We hope to make a marina in Mackinac City.