☰Things to Do

Fort Mackinac sits on a limestone bluff 150 feet above the harbour, commanding views across the Straits of Mackinac that make immediately clear why …

The 8-mile paved loop around the island is the best introduction to Mackinac and should be your first move after stepping off the ferry. …

The Grand Hotel opened in 1887, funded by railroad and steamship companies who needed a destination grand enough to justify the journey to this …

The Mission Church at the corner of Huron and Tuscott Streets is the oldest surviving church in Michigan, built in 1829 by Protestant missionaries …

The Biddle House on Market Street is one of the oldest surviving buildings on Mackinac Island, constructed sometime before 1800 when the island was …

Skull Cave is a shallow limestone cavern on the high interior of the island, accessible via a trail through the state parkland. It is …

Fort Holmes occupies the highest point of Mackinac Island at 320 feet above sea level — a significant tactical advantage that the British understood …

Mackinac Island's lilac bushes — planted by 19th-century settlers from seeds brought from France — now number in the hundreds and cover much of …

Marquette Park is a small, well-kept park near the harbour, dominated by a bronze statue of Father Jacques Marquette, the 17th-century Jesuit priest and …