Now that the sun was setting in a welter of crimson behind the hills across the Flint River, the warmth of the April day was ebbing into a faint but balmy chill.
But a man did manage to skip a stone across the choppy surface 20 times and for that he received some goblets from the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel stuffed with $200.
These form by getting caught in the crashing waves near the edge of a beach forcing them to continually spin over and over and over, leading to a more spherical look.
The swooping, frilled curves are meant to mirror the sails of traditional Dhow boats used by pearl divers to weave through the tumultuous currents of the Persian Gulf.