Finishing the circle.

August 25 Friday
More doughnuts! Love that Walmart bakery.

 We stopped here and had no idea what this place was about other than War of 1812.

River Raisin was the site of the fledgling United States' worst defeat in the War of 1812. After Congress declared war, they sent the announcement west via regular mail and by the time Hull received the letter, the British had already seized Detroit, Fort Mackinaw and several other strategic forts in the area. American forces were rushed to the area but the British and the Indians united to fight off the Americans.
Had Oliver Hazard Perry not won the naval battles on Lake Erie (see the monument on Put-in-Bay), Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin might be part of Canada. I highly recommend you read up on the battle and visit the site to learn about a little known part of our history that was not covered up but tried to be forgotten. Nobody likes to lose.
The monument is tearing down several houses and building a replica of the fort and surrounding houses based on British surveys of the post.

We made it home! We were all ready for hot showers and some time off.