This summer, we had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite places in Michigan, Mackinac Island. The island has held a special place in my heart since my days of being in Girl Scouts. My husband and kids had never been and I was excited to share with them some of my favorite childhood memories! They loved every minute of it, but their most favorite part had to be going through all of the fudge shops. Watching them make fudge by hand, smelling all the smells, and getting to sample what I'm pretty certain totaled a couple hundred pounds of samples, what's not to enjoy!?!?!
Now, we can enjoy this small piece of home near our current home! Kilwins who is well known for their ice cream and Mackinac fudge is located just a short drive from us. I love that it's a company that was founded in Michigan and continues to use their original recipes. We took the kids today and it was amazing!
I'm pretty certain they thought I was crazy for taking pictures of all things Michigan, but I just couldn't help it! There's nothing like REAL Superman ice cream or Blue Moon, or Traverse City Cherry! The only thing that could have made this place better would have been if a horse and buggy drove by while we sat outside and ate!
Now, when I have that urge to go back home, I can head on over to Kilwins of Birkdale Village for a much closer version of what I miss so much. I'm glad my kids will get to grow up knowing the many tastes of home. I know we'll be back many, many more times! After all, you can take us out of Michigan, but you can't ever take the Michigan out of us!
