Mackinac Island

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:03:03 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:


"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Montblack wrote:

Jon Kraus - Troll?

You don't understand. People who live in lower Michigan are called
"trolls" by
other area natives because they live "under the bridge."

The UPers no doubt being the other area natives .

Actually I think it has transformed into Yupers, but same thing.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

I quite sure some folks here don't like my opinions, but I have never
been called a Troll before!! :-)


Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ TYQ


Montblack wrote:

"Steven P. McNicoll"
[snip]

Troll.



Jon Kraus - Troll?

Somewhere in Time (1980)
I remember not liking this Christopher Reeve movie for reasons other
than it being a chick flick - don't recall exactly what was lame about
it though. Hmm, I think it was impossible to follow - by the time you
figured out who was who, you no longer cared.


Montblack

It's far cheaper to stay and dine in St. Ignace or Mackinaw City and take
the ferry to Mackinac Island.

Yep. Two nights ago we stayed at the new Best Western in St. Ignace. It's
clean, nice, and (relatively) cheap. We also truly enjoy the food and
atmosphere in St. Ignace. Go to the Village Inn (no, it's not part of the
chain) for dessert, and try the "Great Lakes Sampler" at the Driftwood.
Lake perch, lake trout, and whitefish -- yum!

I don't think I'd bother with the ferry, though, unless you're into boats.
It's a mere nine minute flight, chock to chock, from St. Ignace to Mackinac
Island! (Well, unless you circle the incredible Mackinac Bridge -- the
longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere. It's an amazing
sight, every bit as beautiful as the more well-known Golden Gate Bridge.)

Paul, the guy who owns and operates the St. Ignace FBO, is simply amazing.
He let us use his courtesy vehicle both days we were there, and his shop
dressed a nasty little stone chip we picked up somewhere in Michigan -- for
free!

Quite a refreshing change after dealing with the crooks down in Lansing,
MI -- AvFlight, I think they're calling themselves this year -- who charged
us $4.01 a gallon, and couldn't be bothered with selling sectional charts
anymore...

:-(
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Paul, the guy who owns and operates the St. Ignace FBO, is simply amazing.

Absolutely! 2 years ago when we were there, the wives were out shopping
while another pilot and I preflighted our planes. We knew we'd need fuel
and it was getting late, so he flew ahead to St. Ignace to "hold them open"
until I got there with all the girls. The guy was great about it AND the
fuel was cheaper than at home! Can't beat his hospitality and fuel prices!!

Jim

snip

Quite a refreshing change after dealing with the crooks down in Lansing,
MI -- AvFlight, I think they're calling themselves this year -- who charged
us $4.01 a gallon, and couldn't be bothered with selling sectional charts
anymore...

:-(

I agree!! These are the folks who wanted to charge me $750.00 for
deicing a 172 a couple of years ago!! Crooks is using the nice word but
then again I've never heard you say anything bad about anyone... :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ TYQ

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I don't think I'd bother with the ferry, though, unless you're into boats.
It's a mere nine minute flight, chock to chock, from St. Ignace to
Mackinac Island!

I have a wife, four kids, and a '46 Champ. I take the ferry.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote...

I don't think I'd bother with the ferry, though, unless you're into boats.
It's a mere nine minute flight, chock to chock, from St. Ignace to
Mackinac Island!

I have a wife, four kids, and a '46 Champ. I take the ferry.

"ferry" flights... Great way to build time...

I have a wife, four kids, and a '46 Champ. I take the ferry.

Holy cats, Steven -- you need a Cherokee Six!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Quite a refreshing change after dealing with the crooks down in Lansing,
MI --

Ahh, I can almost smell Lansing from here. Lansing, and U of M; they
deserve each other. ;-)
--
Jim (solid Buckeye alum) in NC

Morgans wrote:


Ahh, I can almost smell Lansing from here. Lansing, and U of M; they
deserve each other. ;-)

Michigan State is in Lansing. U of M is in Ann Arbor. Go Blue!