In my post yesterday I talked about how we had recreated my wife's parents wedding ceremony for their 45th anniversary.

The next day we decided to head North up the coast from Harbor Beach and visit a couple of spots.

If you didn't read the title, this post is about the Port Hope Hotel. The main reason we stopped here for lunch is because they are famous for their "Leroy" burger.

It isn't a very big establishment, so when the 16 of us pulled in on a Sunday afternoon, it is safe to say we got more than a couple of stares.

We probably should have called ahead, There was already one large party at a long table and I don't think they were really prepared for another one. We had to spread out across four or five individual tables and our whole experience took a while because there was only one waitress serving the whole place.

I didn't get any pictures of the inside of the bar. It wasn't anything special, just your average small town bar.

We waited for our drinks, ordered our food, and played a couple rounds of Keno through the State Lottery program.

I had a really good burger a couple of days earlier that I am going to write about in another post, so I didn't get the Leroy Burger. Luckily two of my brothers-in-law did, so I have some pictures.

I opted for the patty melt which is basically a beef patty with Swiss cheese and caramelized onions on a sourdough rye bread. It came with chips and was quite tasty.

My wife chose the nachos and since she doesn't eat beef, she got chicken on them instead. You can't see it in the picture, but the chicken is buried under the copious amount of cheese.

She said they were okay as far as nachos went. I don't know that she would get them again if we ever found ourselves back in Port Hope though.

Most other people in our party got either the regular sized burger or chicken fingers(the kids). Like I mentioned though, two of the people in our group got the Leroy.

If I had to guess the patty was probably over 1 lb. of beef. One of the guys that got it just smushed it down as much as he could and dove in. The other one decided the divide and conquer approach was best, so he cut it in half. This gave me the opportunity to get a shot of the inside.

They both agreed that the burger itself was a little dry. I am guessing to ensure that it was cooked through, they probably had to sear it off on the griddle, then bake it off in the oven to finish it. That would account for the dryness of the patty.

In all, I am glad that I chose to go with the patty melt. The burger I had on Friday was so good that I think this would have ruined the memory had I gotten the Leroy.

The people at the table next to us got pizza and it looked pretty good. That might be something worth giving a try if you pass through and you are not hungry for a burger.

If you are in the "thumb" area of Michigan and you want to visit a local legend, stop in to the Port Hope Hotel and take on a Leroy.

Keep an eye on my feed to hear about the place I had a really great burger at while we were on this trip!