Everyone craning for a shot of the bridge

The Island is car-free, so there are thousands of bikes available to rent

Little Stone Church, There are about 100 members, most of them summer residents.

Arch Rock, people lined up to get a photo of it. We skipped the line, and walked to the lookout.

The view from the Governor's House. She is on-island maybe once a year, but honors guests with use.

Lunch at the Chuckwagon, a tiny hole in the wall where we sat at the counter and watched the magic.

The crowd divided into 2 teams to root for our own Lumberjack. We won!

Michigan Road Trip, Mackinaw Island

August 31, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

When we arrived in Mackinaw City on Friday night we took a walk down the main drag, to the tourist stores, fudge shops and marina, to find the boat launch to Mackinaw Island.
We bought boarding passes online so we could skip the line in the morning. We want to get on an early ferry so we can take the route that goes under the Mighty Mac Bridge.

Saturday morning we take our time getting coffee and breakfast sandwiches, and board the ferry at 8:45am.

Mackinaw Island is beautiful, very geared to tourism but we can't complain about that - we are tourists!
We both left our sunglasses at the hotel, so that's our first purchase on the Island. Our best decision: a horse drawn carriage tour - tix purchased online, much easier - for a few hours of hop on-hop off around the island. The guides were fantastic, so much history there.

We walked around the Island for the rest of the afteroon, checking out private residences and the famous Grand Hotel. It was a clear day, the sun beating down, and by 4 o'clock we were done and ready to board the departure ferry.

A stop at Zip's Mackinaw for souvenirs - no shirts that we liked, so just bought another sticker - and then back to the hotel to clean up.

In the evening we went to the Jack Pine Lumberjack Show. It was cheesy and fun and we laughed the whole time.

Looking forward to the drive over the Mackinaw Bridge tomorrow.Read more