A WORD ABOUT HORSE POOP
In our family, whenever we catch a whiff of horse poo, and we're near each other, we always turn to the other and say with glee, "Smell that? Doesn't that smell like the Island?"
The Island we refer to is Mackinac Island (http://www.mackinac.com/ and http://www.mackinacisland.org/ or even http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/mackinac-island-state-park-history_196/), and it is a gem in our Michigan tourist world. It is also a family favorite -- we've visited numerous times during our growing up years. If you are unfamiliar with Mackinac Island, there are no cars on the island other than emergency vehicles. The only thing "vehicle-like" allowed are bicycles and horses. Horses do everything from pull the garbage wagons to cart tourists, better known as fudgies to the locals, around the 8 mile island. If you so desire, you can even rent a horse for a lovely trot in and around the island environs.
Due to so many horses, when you step off the ferry at the docks, you are immediately met with the odor of horse poop. It's inevitable, and you might as well get used to it as soon as possible. Warped as it may sound, it's actually a pleasant odor when you take in the picturesque views that assualt you.
One thing I noticed while down in Kentucky this past week is that I never once smelled horse poop! NOT ONCE! And I was all over the countryside gawking at as many horse farms as I possibly could. Not a hint.
This has me wondering if it's actually necessary to smell horse poop when on Mackinac Island, in light of the fact that Kentucky has miles and miles of rolling hills with a baziilion horse barns (air conditioned to boot) dotting them? Is this merely a marketing ploy on the part of the island chamber in an effort to be more "authentic?" Or has the Commonwealth of Kentucky found a way to deodorize a dozen or more counties with the world's largest defogger?
The things that make you go hmmmm ....
The Island we refer to is Mackinac Island (http://www.mackinac.com/ and http://www.mackinacisland.org/ or even http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/mackinac-island-state-park-history_196/), and it is a gem in our Michigan tourist world. It is also a family favorite -- we've visited numerous times during our growing up years. If you are unfamiliar with Mackinac Island, there are no cars on the island other than emergency vehicles. The only thing "vehicle-like" allowed are bicycles and horses. Horses do everything from pull the garbage wagons to cart tourists, better known as fudgies to the locals, around the 8 mile island. If you so desire, you can even rent a horse for a lovely trot in and around the island environs.
Due to so many horses, when you step off the ferry at the docks, you are immediately met with the odor of horse poop. It's inevitable, and you might as well get used to it as soon as possible. Warped as it may sound, it's actually a pleasant odor when you take in the picturesque views that assualt you.
One thing I noticed while down in Kentucky this past week is that I never once smelled horse poop! NOT ONCE! And I was all over the countryside gawking at as many horse farms as I possibly could. Not a hint.
This has me wondering if it's actually necessary to smell horse poop when on Mackinac Island, in light of the fact that Kentucky has miles and miles of rolling hills with a baziilion horse barns (air conditioned to boot) dotting them? Is this merely a marketing ploy on the part of the island chamber in an effort to be more "authentic?" Or has the Commonwealth of Kentucky found a way to deodorize a dozen or more counties with the world's largest defogger?
The things that make you go hmmmm ....
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