Photo by Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum
Vacations and weekend get aways are a great time to take part in a variety of activities. In Mackinaw City and Northern Michigan, you can fill your day with everything from a picnic on the beach in the summer, to biking in the fall, to downhill skiing in the winter, to hunting for mushrooms in the spring.
Mackinaw City is the place to try new things! Rent a bike or a kayak, go snow tubing, attend a concert or an art fair, or play a round of golf with friends. History? We have lots of it to learn and explore.
From dawn to dusk, it is here for you to enjoy in Mackinaw City.
A-Maze-N-Mirrors, Mackinaw Crossings, 248 S. Mackinaw Ave., Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (231) 436-7550
Colonial Michilimackinac, 106 W. Straits Ave., Mackinaw City, MI 49701, (231) 436-4100
Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, 9001 W. US-23, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (231) 436-4226
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, 131 S. Huron Ave., Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (231) 436-9825
Mackinac’s Little Gallery, 7410 Market St., Mackinac Island, MI 49757, (906) 847-6400
Mackinaw Area Historical Society Heritage Village, 1425 W. Central Ave., Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (812) 797-6000
Mackinaw Bridge Museum, 230 Central Ave., Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (231) 436-5534
Odawa Casino- Mackinaw City, 1080 S. Nicolet St., Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, (877) 442-6464
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry, 801 S. Huron Ave., Mackinaw City, MI, 49721, (800) 638-9892
Emmet County Sportsmen’s Club, 6835 Robinson Rd., Harbor Springs, MI, 49740,(231) 526-1135
Fort Mackinac, On the Bluff, Mackinac Island, MI, 49757, (906) 847-3328
Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre, 275 East Main St., Harbor Springs, MI, 49740, (231) 622-6366
Oil Paintings by Marlee at the Grand Hotel, 286 Grand Ave., Mackinac Island, MI 49757, (906) 847-3331
Petoskey State Park, 2475 M-119, Petoskey, MI, 49770, (231) 347-2311
Mackinaw and Mackinac are pronounced the same way. Why? It’s the area’s rich history with the Native Americans, French, and British.
With Lake Michigan on one side and Lake Huron on the other side, Mackinaw City is a true Great Lake’s spot with lots of things to do!
Built during World War II to haul heavy materials during the winter, the Icebreaker Mackinaw was in service for 62 years then became a museum.
The Mackinac Bridge is the 10th largest suspension bridge (over water) in the world and connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsula.
Historic Mill Creek Discover Park has 625 acres along Lake Huron, 3.5 miles of hiking trails, a reconstructed saw mill, mill dam, and more.
McGulpin Rock, near Mackinaw City, has been used as a navigational tool by explorers and mariners since before the Pilgrims landed.