Michigan's Upper Peninsula

We crossed the 5 mile long Mackinac Bridge and entered the Upper Peninsula, also known as the U.P.
A popular food in the UP is known as a Pastie.  Pronounced Pass-Tee.  It is a meat pie that you can hold in your hand and eat as you go.  Pasties were popular with local miners because they were a filling portable lunch. Pasties usually have beef, shredded potatoes, rutabagas and other vegetables all wrapped up in a pastry crust.  They were delicious. We also enjoyed some Mackinac fudge, another local favorite.  The flavor we chose was Walnut Maple Cherry.  It was very yummy.

Mackinac Bridge