Sightseeing
Outdoor AdventureArch Rock
FreeYou climb 207 steps or bike Arch Rock Road to see a limestone arch framing Lake Huron far below.
Mackinac Island, MI
Area guide · Michigan, USA
Things to do in Straits of Mackinac
Car-free island streets, an 18th-century fort and the bridge between Michigan's peninsulas
- Sightseeing
- Stay
- Sport & Outdoor
- Nearest airport: CIU, about 24 miles
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Three to see first in Straits of Mackinac
Sightseeing
History BuffColonial Michilimackinac
Under $25A reconstructed 18th-century fort at the Straits of Mackinac where costumed interpreters give live demonstrations.
Mackinaw City, MI
Sightseeing
History BuffFort Mackinac
Under $25Explore a hilltop military outpost built during the American Revolution, with costumed interpreters, cannon and rifle firings.
Mackinac Island, MI
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Sightseeing
Outdoor AdventureArch Rock
FreeYou climb 207 steps or bike Arch Rock Road to see a limestone arch framing Lake Huron far below.
Sightseeing
History BuffColonial Michilimackinac
Under $25A reconstructed 18th-century fort at the Straits of Mackinac where costumed interpreters give live demonstrations.
Sightseeing
History BuffFort Mackinac
Under $25Explore a hilltop military outpost built during the American Revolution, with costumed interpreters, cannon and rifle firings.
Stay
IconicGrand Hotel
Under $25Stroll the 660-foot front porch of this 1887 island resort, tour its gardens, or stay over and arrive by horse-drawn carriage.
Sightseeing
IconicMackinac Bridge
Under $25Drive five miles across the Straits of Mackinac on the suspension bridge that links Michigan's two peninsulas.
Sightseeing
IconicMackinac Island
FreeRide a ferry to a car-free Lake Huron island of horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, fudge shops and a hilltop fort.
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureTahquamenon 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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About Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac separate Michigan's Lower and Upper peninsulas, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere. Mackinac Island bans cars, so visitors get around by horse-drawn carriage or bike to reach Fort Mackinac, Arch Rock and the Grand Hotel. On the Mackinaw City shore, Colonial Michilimackinac is a reconstructed 18th-century fort and fur trading village, and farther north in the Upper Peninsula, Tahquamenon Falls State Park near Paradise has one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi.