What was it like being on Mackinac Island, Michigan, during the filming of the movie?
Jo: It was like actually having travelled back in time. It’s always a step back in history to be on Mackinac Island, because of the no-motorized vehicle policy… horse-and-carriage and bicycle are the only means of transport, but when you are wearing period clothing 15-16 hours a day, and you wake up to the clip-clop of horse hooves and you don’t get into a car for several weeks, it really has a time-altering effect on you! Just wearing the clothes has an immediate effect. We would use our best manners and speak in our best English, even with English accents, for some silly reason… ladies would curtsy and gentlemen would kiss hands when introduced. It was quite a wonderful and fun experience, playing ‘dress up’ in that beautiful setting. For all ages and both genders. And most of all, to see the love, even devotion that was poured into every frame of the movie, with the spirit of comraderie on the set, everyone feeling we were making something special, well, it was extraordinary. Th
