The Island House Hotel has a rich history dating back to the very first tourists visiting Mackinac Island in the…
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Bike Around the Island on the M-185 Route
Lake Shore Boulevard, State Highway M-185, wraps 8.2 miles around the entire island. It is fairly level, with only a…
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Marquette Park is a beautiful greens cape located at the foot of Fort Mackinac. It is part of Mackinac Island State…
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Geological formations are aplenty on the Island, and while this one might not be an A-Lister like Arch Rock, it’s…
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Believed to have been the hiding place for English fur trader Alexander Henry during Pontiac’s Rebellion in 1763, Skull Cave…
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Mackinac Island is a big limestone rock formation and getting to the many high points will be rewarded with world…
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Sugar Loaf
Arch Rock
The most famous of the rock formations on the island, this arch towers above the water and is more than fifty feet wide. It attracts the vast majority of the tourists to the island, and can be reached by foot, taxi, carriage or bike. It can also be viewed from below, on the perimeter tour of the island.
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