Mackinac Island

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Mackinac Island

In the destination Mackinac Island.

In the photo: Main Street on Mackinac Island, with bicycles and carriages.

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The city

What to expect from Mackinac Island.

A town on the island of the same name in the Mackinac Strait where cars don’t circulate. The downtown, by the docks, has Main Street with fudge shops, Victorian houses, and horse-drawn carriages; atop the bluff sits Fort Mackinac. The rest of the island is state park, with trails, Arch Rock, and the shoreline road that’s explored on foot or by bicycle.

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The local experience

What to see in Mackinac Island

Fort Mackinac
Historic fort

Fort Mackinac

A stone fort built by the British in 1780 atop the bluff, with reenactors in period dress and cannon firings.

Arch Rock
Rock formation

Arch Rock

A natural limestone arch about 45 meters above Lake Huron on the east side of Mackinac Island.

Mackinac Island State Park
State park

Mackinac Island State Park

A park covering about 80% of the island, with forests, trails, Fort Holmes and the roughly 13 km road around the coast.

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