June 22, 2024
Day 49 - Lake City to Evart
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Today started out rather frustrating. I got an earlier start than usual because checkout time was 10 AM. In addition to the early checkout, the motel also did not serve any type of breakfast. Around 9AM I rode uptown to the local bakery but, believe it or not, they didn't have anything that appealed to me - who has heard of a bakery that doesn't have donuts or danishes? I pedaled back to the room to see what we had in our food bag, but that cupboard was bare of sweets as well, so it was back uptown to a C-store where I procured a power breakfast of Hostess Donettes & OJ. Then it was back to the motel to say goodbye to Jeanna. It was only then that she told me there was a McDonalds a short distance past to C-Store - go figure!!
Once I was finally underway, the day got much better. It was cool and overcast to begin with, but it soon cleared up and the temperature became perfect.
Our first stop of the day was in Cadillac to visit the Wexford County Courthouse. After the recent string of uninspiring courthouses, it was nice to see another classic one.
As we have discovered in many of these old courthouses, the entrance is now in the rear of the building, where you go through a security checkpoint.
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After getting the above interior photos, we exited the building and walked around to the front to get a photo. As we were doing this, someone called out and asked where we were from. We started to have a long-distance conversation, but I soon asked what office she was in and told her we would come up, so back to the rear we went.
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We had a very pleasant time talking to everyone. Jeanna mentioned that she had a distant relative who was a mail carrier in Cadillac in the early 1900's. Ann soon pulled up his death certificate and printed it out for Jeanna. It turns out that at one time he lived just a couple of blocks from the courthouse. Ann also told us that she had a brother and sister who were judges in the building. She called her brother who came up to meet us and give us a tour of his courtroom.
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Today's ride: 53 miles (85 km)
Total: 1,211 miles (1,949 km)
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