This is an island in the Lake Huron. The only way to reach here is by boat. There are several ferry…read moreservices to the island. The ferry leave every half hour. The island basically has no car except the deliver and ambulance. Many hose carriers for tourists enjoyment. The main attraction are the Fort, cave, cemetery, natural arch, beach and more. There are several museums and churches in the island. Most museums close at 4 pm. The visit for the attractions takes about 5 hours by foot. There are restaurants on the island but expensive compared to the mainland.

As you can see from my prior reviews we took Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry from Mackinaw City to…read moreMackinac Island. Also per my Mackinac Bridge review our ferry cruised under the bridge. We visited here for one day. This was our first time visiting this island. I was here with my family of seven including one elementary school child and two preschoolers. Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 583 at the 2020 census. It's a place where the horses are kings, where the streets have been car-free for over 100 years. It is a place where life moves at the clip-clop pace of a horse drawn carriage, and where the noise of day-to-day life is silenced by the delightful ding of a leisurely bicycle bell. Per my prior review we first toured historic Fort Mackinac. After the fort per my prior review we also enjoyed our lunch at the highly rated waterfront Pink Pony Patio Bar with outstanding harbor views, located at the Chippewa hotel in downtown Mackinac Island. After our lunch per my prior review we took our horse drawn taxi from the Pink Pony to tour the historic Grand Hotel. After our tour of the Grand Hotel, we took the Grand Hotel's horse drawn carriage back to the downtown for shopping. After shopping for fudge and other gifts we returned to Mackinaw City on Shepler's Island ferry. I found Mackinac Island to be a very unique 5-Star historical experience, which I highly recommend. If we return here I would stay overnight at least one night at either the Grand Hotel or the downtown Chippewa Hotel. More to come regarding the last day of our vacation.

This historical marker is located along US-2 where the Upper Peninsula meets the shoreline of Lake…read moreMichigan. There is a small town here with some buildings but not much for commerce. This will likely be a quick stop and continuing onwards. There is a spot to stop and view the marker. The marker reads, "Brevort. Scene of Annual (Swedish) Midsummer Day Festival. This village, situated at the west end of 12 miles of unexcelled sand beach, was named for Henry Brevoort, Jr., 1845 surveyor; originally known as "The Warehouse," when the Mackinaw Lumber Company, which came here in 1875, built a large depot for supplies brought by sailing craft. Commercial fishing followed lumbering." It ends with the mention that it was erected by the Township of Moran in 1961 and approved by the Michilimackinac Historical Society. The same text is on both sides of the marker. [Review 17929 overall - 332 in Michigan - 1450 of 2022.]

Pretty area around the lighthouse. It was not open to go in but the walk up to it was nice with a…read moresmall park.

Stopped here to find a geocache. Dropped off some trash in a conveniently-located recepticle…read more All-in-all, a very pleasant experience. Recommended!

"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.

I was trying to figure out where Lehto's Pasties was and the Yelp map was wrong so I stopped in…read morehere to get help finding them. Since Lehtos isn't a member of the Chamber of Commerce the lady didn't have much info on them except to say they were about 5 miles out of town on the south shore road going west (my words, not hers). No info on phone #, whether they would be open in an area where many businesses close for the season, etc. I had already tried to call the number but only got a machine. I thanked the lady, who also recommended Bessie's Pasties nearby if I should not end up at Lehto's, and set out on my Pastyquest.

We were so happy we stopped in here. If you're visiting St. Ignace, be sure to stop in here first…read morething when you roll into town. They had SO many flyers and information about what is going on around town. The woman who helped us was a wealth of information and very friendly. We bought a Chamber Money Bag, which was well worth the $15 we paid for it. Used a variety of coupons from it. They post a sign of their summer events there too including music on the pier, which we went to and enjoyed.

Lots of awesome lighthouse information, gifts and souvenirs! The young lady working today was great…read moreand very nice! Definitely check this place out if you love lighthouses

Two beautiful lighthouses dot the Strait s ofMackinac off Mackinac Island. There are over a dozen…read morehere as the waters & weather can be treacherous. The Round Island Light is from 1895 & automated in 1924. Now part of the National Forest on tiny, uninhabited Round Lighthouses. St. Helena Island's southeastern point was built in 1872-1873 and went into operation in 1873.