Before returning to my parents house, I went to Cheboygan again, where I caught the new Mackinaw at dock. I took some photos then, and returned for more photos that night.

Sunday, Mom didn't feel up to going to church, but I did get her and Dad to go out for Easter lunch at the Dam Site Inn, south of Pellston. The Dam Site also just opened this weekend, but the service was excellent. We had a table by a window overlooking bird feeders and the dam. I had a combination fried perch and chicken dinner. The perch was very good. The chicken was above average, but not quite as good as I would expect for their signature dish. 75% of the meals served at the Dam Site are chicken.

Driving back to Grand Rapids that afternoon was uneventful, but when I arrived at the American Eagle ticket counter, there was no one on duty. I found one of the automated check in machines that was working, but was dismayed to learn that my flight was canceled and they had changed my booking to the following evening.

After the usual airline high jinks, I did make it home eventually, though the flight didn't get in until about midnight. I ended up on Midwest Airlines, in a noisy 19 passenger turboprop plane to Milwaukee and a tight connection. The last leg of my trip from Milwaukee to Kansas City was a pleasure, with their Midwest's all first class size seating and hot chocolate chip cookies with milk.

Copyright 2006 by Keith Stokes