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11. I walked Mackinac Bridge one weekend (Labor Day?) in the late 90's,

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Jul 2, 2023, 04:54 PM

Jul 2023

when it was closed to traffic and available just to walkers.
It was likely the most athletic endeavor of my life (and the coup de grace for my knees).

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The Upper Peninsula: Come at me bro. [View all] demmiblue Jul 2023 OP

Armchair civil engineer checking in Shermann Jul 2023 #1

Usually, there's an area on the span with only one lane each way. Tough to reverse. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2023 #10

Never in a Yugo. Meadowoak Jul 2023 #2

! demmiblue Jul 2023 #3

Beautiful drive. Although not on a holiday weekend. Srkdqltr Jul 2023 #4

Home of Da Yoopers... multigraincracker Jul 2023 #5

Love me some Mackinac Island.. democratsruletheday Jul 2023 #6

Currently heading the opposite way (south from northern lower Michigan) Freethinker65 Jul 2023 #7

I'm a troll 'Freethinker'..... democratsruletheday Jul 2023 #12

Agreed. Freethinker65 Jul 2023 #13

Reminds me of the traffic jams that used to occur before the bridge when we took ferries across. Biophilic Jul 2023 #8

I've been to the casino of LTBB in Petoskey a number of times Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #9

I walked Mackinac Bridge one weekend (Labor Day?) in the late 90's, No Vested Interest Jul 2023 #11

Now imagine a single lane in which the traffic looks like the left lane. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2023 #14

Trolls. Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #15

I don't know why masochists make that trek on a holiday week/weekend marmar Jul 2023 #16