A tourist to the Island is a "Fudgie" being that they always buy the famed fudge.
Guilty, as charged.
I don't mind the Peanut butter fudge, but as far as the rest of it goes...I'll leave it to others.
I like fudge in general, but you're right - the peanut butter is something special. It was part of the gift box I recently purchased for the LOML
The governor of Michigan has a mansion on the Island that they use as their "vacation home" since our current governor is a Canuck, (how that happened is beyond me) she probably feels close to home.
It's open for tours at specific times of the year. Unfortunately, we missed that small window of time when we visited. Nice house though.
The Grand Hotel has the largest wooden porch of any hotel (at least it did?) it seems to stretch forever, I walked it once.
Three stories high and 660 feet long. And what a view! If you're a film buff, it was also the location for the filming of "Somewhere in Time" starring Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour. (sp?)
It is also expensive to visit, stay and buy things on the island,
It is, a bit, but it is such a pleasure to not deal with cars, traffic, highways, noise, and (cough) fumes that the cost dosen't hurt so much. Our stay was about $160 per night in one of the better B&B's. Eating on the island is expensive if you stick close to town - a burger can cost you $8! However, there is a small food stand on the backside of the island that serves a great burger and fries (and lots of other stuff) where two can eat for around $10. AND, they have deep fried pickles!
but it has a lot of interesting spots and a lot of history including a Fort.
The fort is a fun place to visit, but, if you've been to a 'fort' before you won't see anything new or very unusual.