Clip-clop-clip-clop
all day and most of the night.
600 horses make deliveries of goods and people
throughout Mackinac Island, Michigan.
(Pronounced Mackinaw)
There are no cars on this island.
No delivery trucks either.
It is very peaceful,
except for clip-clop-clip-clop.
No fumes of automobiles here,
but you can imagine the other fumes.
I'm not sure which is worse.
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| Arch Rock: The photo every tourist takes. |
The island is surrounded by Lake Huron
and has 8 miles of coastline.
Tourist activity centers around Main Street
and most of the rest of the island is a state park.
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| Main Street |
The average tourist rents a bike to get around,
and a bike is really the most you will need.
Walking can get you to all the Main Street attractions.
Even your first responders ride bikes!
(Well, there is a hidden ambulance just in case.)
There is not a heck of a lot to do on the island:
Shopping
Fudge
Dining
Fudge
Biking
Fudge
Sight Seeing
Fudge
Fort Mackinac
Fudge
You get the idea.
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| Standing Guard: Re enactors at Fort Mackinac |
There is also not a heck of a lot of time to visit the island.
Summer,
that's about it.
Winter here sounds crazy cold.
The only access might be to drive across the frozen lake.
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| Devil's Kitchen |
If you go to Mackinac Island ...
Tie your trip in with touring the natural beauty of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
One night and two days is probably all you'll need on the island.
The only access is by one of the 3 Ferry lines - all offer free parking for your car.
Ferries run about every 1/2 hour in the summer.
Ferries will tag your luggage with your hotel
and it will arrive there for you.
If you cross the Mackinac Bridge there is a $4 toll each way (2018),
it is worth it just to see this 5 mile long bridge!
Lodging on the island is all privately owned inns.
The only chain store I saw was a Starbucks.
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| Mackinac Bridge, $8 Round Trip |
Click on any photo to see to my gallery of images from Mackinac Island.
