Our trip is sometimes brightened by what I think of as bicycle angels. Today we rode over 70 miles from Traverse City to Wolf Lake. At noon we realized we could make it to Wolf Lake so Randy phoned and made a reservation with Lisa from the Day Star Motel. When we arrived at the motel there was a note on the office door that said the key was in the door. Lisa came to the door though, and said she would drive us somewhere to dinner, because it was a long bike ride. So she loaded up her 2 grandkids and dropped us at a very nice place for dinner that was 8 miles, about 50 minutes by bicycle, then brought us back to the motel. She then offered to wash clothes for us so we wouldn’t have to hand wash them. Lisa is definitely on my list of bike angels. 
We have been following Adventure Cycles Great Lakes route, tomorrow we leave that route and begin following the Erie Connector route. The route begins near Wolf Lake Michigan. I’ve asked people here what the connection is to the Erie connector and get a blank stare. The most plausible explanation I’ve heard is that there used to be a lot of railroad tracks around here. It’s a mystery.
Greg