PhotobucketSon-in-law Glen, daughter Tara, and grandson Kyle inside a reproduction of a Native American birch bark home.  We were staying at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt Pleasant Michigan for a Mohawk carpet convention.  None of us gamble, so that attraction was scratched off the list, before we even arrived.  I must say the resort aspect of this Chippewa run organization is first class.  In order to sustain the continuous growth and development of this huge complex, many visitors must be losing a substantial amount of money.  I’m happy to say we did not donate.

Since we only had a day and evening there, we didn’t have a whole lot of time to explore.  We enjoyed the Native American shops, huge cafeteria, sauna, and indoor pool.  My wife and daughter were even able to use the fitness room Sunday morning.  That was all good and well, but the major attraction for us was the Native American Cultural craft shop and museum.  We spent several hours going through the exhibit, which was first class all the way.  The various displays were museum quality, with many artifacts hundreds or even thousand of years old.  There were even small movie theaters explaining the Chippewa way of life.  I highly recommend spending a few bucks at the cultural center, and let someone else get “mugged” by the casino’s one armed bandits.  Every 15 minutes a tour bus will transport you ,or your group, to the center as part of your hotel package.  It was a great way to relax and learn a little history about the first Americans.

Mike

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