Sightseeing
History BuffFort Mackinac
Under $25Explore a hilltop military outpost built during the American Revolution, with costumed interpreters, cannon and rifle firings.
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Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel is a place to stay in Mackinac Island, MI, part of the Straits of Mackinac guide. Cost: under $25. Open from early May through the third week of October.
286 Grand Ave · Mackinac Island, MI
Why you should go…
Grand Hotel opened on Mackinac Island in 1887 and is known for its front porch of some 660 feet, which the hotel advertises as the world's largest. Motor vehicles are not allowed on the island, so you arrive by ferry and reach the hotel on foot or by horse-drawn carriage. Day visitors can pay admission to explore the hotel and its grounds with a map of the hotel and gardens, and the 1980 film Somewhere in Time was shot here.
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Mackinac Island
FreeRide a ferry to a car-free Lake Huron island of horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, fudge shops and a hilltop fort.
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Arch Rock
FreeYou climb 207 steps or bike Arch Rock Road to see a limestone arch framing Lake Huron far below.
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Mackinac Bridge
Under $25Drive five miles across the Straits of Mackinac on the suspension bridge that links Michigan's two peninsulas.
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Colonial Michilimackinac
Under $25A reconstructed 18th-century fort at the Straits of Mackinac where costumed interpreters give live demonstrations.
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Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Under $25Walk a boardwalk to the amber Upper Falls, then rent a rowboat to reach the island at the Lower Falls.
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