About this city
Also known as: The Jewel of the Great Lakes
Mackinac Island is an exceptionally elegant, world-famous historic island resort community floating gracefully in the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. Historically protecting early colonial fur trades through massive hillside stone ramparts, the island implemented a legendary, permanent ban on all motorized vehicles in 1898. Today, this entire National Historic Landmark represents an unmatched Victorian time capsule, where transportation is conducted exclusively via horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, and historic wooden boardwalks.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Stroll the world's longest wooden porch at the opulent Grand Hotel, watch costumed historical soldiers fire real cannons at Fort Mackinac, and bike the pristine 8.2-mile scenic loop around the island circumference.
