ST. IGNACE, MI (AP)-- Light rain let up as thousands of people started the 62nd Labor Day walk across the Mackinac Bridge Monday.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined walkers crossing the nearly five-mile-long bridge that links Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas and crosses the Straits of Mackinac.
Many people waiting in the pre-dawn darkness wore ponchos in rainfall that gave way to some sunshine as the walk started at 7 a.m.
Local organizers estimate 30,000 people made the trek between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
