Mackinaw City Attractions

Colonial Michilimackinac was a French fur-trading village and military outpost that served from 1715 until 1781 when it burned to the ground. Thirteen of the buildings have been re-constructed and highlights include re-enactments from the British occupation in the 1770s occupation as well as the American Revolution era.

Mill Creek provided lumber for the settlement of Mackinac Island in the 1790s. It was the Straits of Mackinac's first industrial complex. Today, skilled craftsman in 1820s period costume highlight hand-saw techniques and the power of a water-driven sawmill through use of tools and techniques to rebuild a home and blacksmith shop.

The Mackinac Bridge connects the Lower Peninsula at Mackinaw City to the Upper Peninsula at St. Ignace. This is one of the longest suspension spans in the world. It opened in 1957 and eliminated the backup of vehicles waiting for ferry passage across the straits.

The Mackinac Bridge Museum contains many interesting and original artifacts from the construction of the Mighty Mac.