South Manitou Island Day 1

Did this trip with my brother and his two boys, ages 11 and 9.

Met at our house at 5:30 am and drove up to Leland, MI to board the ferry to South Manitou Island. Ferry ride was long because we stopped at North Manitou first. Whole trip took around 2.5 hours.

Arrived on island and backpacked approx. 1/2 mile to campsite (G2) in Bay Campground. We were proud that we got everything in one trip. There was a water spigot about 1/2 way between village and campground and an outhouse a few campsites away. Nice large site designed to hold several tents, plus we had our own large fire ring and nice benches.

Ate a quick lunch and spent the afternoon setting up camp. Had hot dogs for supper and campfire snacks/smores. Kids turned in early and adults enjoyed the campfire. Rained hard in the middle of the night, but we all stayed dry.