Our Valley of Happiness

Our day 2 at Upper Peninsula started at around 10AM on Sunday-05/27/2017. We had the pictured rocks cruise planned for the afternoon and few sightseeing for the morning. Pictured rocks national shore is a magical place. The painted rocks will make you wonder at how diverse our beautiful world is. It is a must see-never to be missed-place in Michigan. I don’t know what took us this long to visit this magical place. I already am in love with Michigan, and after exploring the pictured rocks, the beauty of it made me emotional and made me feel so proud to be a Michigan resident!

We had been planning this trip for so long and had to postpone so many times. This time during the memorial day-5/29/2017, finally we made plans to the beautiful Upper Peninsula. Our day started slowly around 8:30 AM in Mackinaw city. We had our breakfast and drove to Kitchitikipi at Palms Book State Park, around 2 hours from Mackinac City. You would be driving on M-2, which is kinda MI's own PCH :D The lake is just beside you at times, offering great views of deep blue water.  Kitchitikipi is a hidden gem of Michigan. The name means big cold water and is commonly known as The big Spring. The gorgeous emerald pool acquired its color from the high Sulphur content in the water. The early native Americans called it “Mirror of heaven” which really suits the gorgeous pool. We reached Palms Book State Park around 11 AM. Kitchitikipi is small walk from the parking lot. It is MI's largest fresh water spring constantly at 45 degrees. So even in winter, the spring w...