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Mackinac Island’s Sunset Rock offers one of many stunning views in a destination with varied elevation and terrain.

Best viewpoints on Mackinac Island

As you approach Mackinac Island, either by ferry or airplane, notice how the landscape changes from a flat exterior to massive bluffs moving inland. Almost like the limestone rock is rising out of the blue water. That’s precisely what the Anishinaabek people thought, that Mackinac Island looked like a turtle shell rising out of the …

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7 Hidden Gems on Mackinac Island

Finding a Michigander who can’t rattle off something about Mackinac Island is a difficult task. The highlights of USA Today’s Best Summer Travel Destination are well known, from horse-drawn carriage tours that visit the spectacular Arch Rock to bike rides all the way around Mackinac Island, and from historic Fort Mackinac to world-famous Mackinac Island …

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Mackinac National Park was Michigan’s first national park, overseen by soldiers at Fort Mackinac. It’s now a state park.

National Parks in Michigan: Mackinac Island was the first

They don’t all go by the name ‘National Park,’ but there are five public spaces in Michigan that are official National Park Service properties: Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historic Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, River Raisin National Battlefield Park and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Interestingly, if you go back 125 years, Michigan …

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