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    Mackinac Bridge Authority

    4.1 (14 reviews)

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    I don't get nervous about heights but with the wind at Lake Michigan/Huron, I will make an exception for the Mackinac bridge.  Unnerving.
    Chris G.

    If you are reading this, then I recommend you take another 5-10 minutes and read some history on the building of the bridge. It is one of the prime examples of engineering in the world. My family related stories of waiting for hours for a ferry (a long time ago) as kids to cross into the U.P. and I can't imagine the bridge not being there. On a recent trip (with me and the kids, my wife refuses to cross it...seriously) there was a wind warning and high profile vehicles are speed limited. It is a bit unnerving when the wind was blowing in October. Can only imagine crossing in winter. $4 toll to cross in a standard vehicle. Next time across I plan to pay it forward for the vehicle behind me. A landmark by itself.

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    Lauren P.

    This review is for the bridge itself not the authority but a bridge doesn't exactly have an address. It's the longest bridge of its kind in the USA. Yes, boys and girls it's longer than the Golden Gate - look it up if you don't believe me....okay fine here: At 8,614 feet (2,626 m), the Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. It was a cold {in the teens} foggy morning when crossing it but I got a lot of fabulous pictures of the icing Straights of Mackinac and the towers of the bridge itself out of the car window and windshield - was quite surprised at myself actually. It's a toll bridge - a reasonable $3 for passenger cars. On the way out/off we were the fortunate recipents of someone paying it forward!

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    Mary Ann C.

    An amazing bridge that will have you gripping the steering wheel and looking straight ahead. I saved the bridge for my 500th review. It was better than an amusement park ride. My son took pictures while I drove in the left lane . There are two lanes going each way on the bridge. They don't allow pedestrians to cross except for one major Labor Day Walk. I was terrified but wanted to get to Sault Saint Marie before sundown so badly that I preserved. It was well worth it for the view of the lakes as we drove over. On the way back the next day I was much more relaxed and enjoyed the ride. Still, the thrill of the first trip over was the best. It will stay with me this year as I face other giant bridges in life.

    Bloss C.

    Great sweeping views of Lake Michigan on one side, Lake Huron and Mackinac Island on the other side. Speed limit is 45 so you can take in the vistas even if you are the person driving.

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    Nice place. Clean with friendly, informative greeters. The scale model of the Mackinac Bridge is amazing.

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    The water below- way below, the bridge is freaking huge- had rough waves from Lake Huron meeting Lake Michigan.

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    St. Ignace Fisherman's Memorial

    St. Ignace Fisherman's Memorial

    5.0(1 review)
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    "The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big…read morelake they call 'Gitche Gumee' The lake it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy" (Gordon Lightfoot) This monument honor's the area's fishing heritage and pays tribute to the 25 commercial fishermen from Mackinac County that were lost at sea between 1851 and 1999. The memorial was dedicated during the St. Ignace Fish Feast Saturday, July 28, 2007. You'll see a four-sided stone pedestal with a sculpture of a fish atop the pedestal. The monument has two embossed metal tablets. One lists the 25 lost fishermen, and the other bears this inscription honoring the fishing tradition of the Great Lakes: The Great Lakes are known for delicious freshwater fish. Before the white man came, Native Indian tribes supplied their needs with fresh and dried fish from these lakes. Later, others joined in the fishing business, many of them from the Scandinavian countries. In the 1800's sailing ships transported hundreds of barrels of salted fish from nearby St. Helena Island to Chicago and Detroit. In the early 1900's passenger ships stopped at St. Ignace and picked up fish for their guests. Daily trains also picked up tons of fish to deliver on their routes to New York. Now in the 2000's commercial fishing is still carried on, mostly by Native American fishermen. The most famous Great Lakes fishing disaster occurred on November 10, 1975, when the American freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm in Lake Superior and killed all 29 aboard. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 song of the same name.

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