In 1960, the brilliant writer, Rod Serling, produced one of his favorite episodes of his show, "The Twilight Zone." It was called "A Stop At Willoughby." An advertising executive gets chewed out by his boss and the combined pressures of his home life result in him falling asleep on a train and waking up in a peaceful town in 1888.
There are places in this country in 2024 that are slow and peaceful and for people who need a break from the hustle and bustle of modern life. One of these places is Mackinac Island in Michigan. Over 1 million people visit this place each summer and there are only 500 residents.
Since the beginning of the 19th century cars have been banned here. They do have emergency vehicles, two fire engines and one police car and one ambulance. They have incredible fudge here and produce 10,000 pounds a day during their busy season. That sounds like a ridiculous amount of fudge, I hope they have plenty of milk.
A couple other unusual facts about this island. There are only 70 students in their entire school system. 80% of the island is state property and it had an active military post for a hundred years. If you're looking for some natural beauty, this may be what you're looking for. It is more beautiful than Willoughby.
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