Mackinac Island

Round Island Passage Light::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Round Island Passage Light
Mackinac Island Harbor::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Mackinac Island Harbor
Lake Shore Dr::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Lake Shore Dr

Small Mackinac Island located is in Lake Huron and belongs to Michigan state. This place became popular at the end of the 19th century and has the status to be the best in the region to this day. Since the beginning, automobiles have been prohibited on the island. Consequently, all goods, rubbish and recycling transported are by Horse-drawn Carriages only. You travel around the island in horse-drawn carriages or by bicycle

Bicycle Parking Lot::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Bicycle Parking Lot
Road M-185::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Road M-185
St Ann's Church::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
St Ann's Church
Horse-drawn Carriage::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Horse-drawn Carriage

To get to know the island better, you should rent a bicycle. The narrow circular road on Mackinac Island is 13 km / 8 miles long. It is the official Michigan state highway M-185. It is the only road in the USA where car traffic is prohibited.

Grand Hotel::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Grand Hotel
Market Street::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Market Street
Round Island Light::Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA::
Round Island Light

Clean and tidy, quiet and calm, neat and cute, Mackinac Island is the America at its best. Many of US presidents visited the island. It is hard to find other such places in the whole United States.


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