Mackinac Island

Michigan horse-carriage destination

Mackinac Island is a small island in Lake Huron between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas, known as a tourist destination and summer resort.

Cars have been banned since 1898, so visitors travel by horse, bicycle, or foot.

The island is famous for its fudge shops and Victorian architecture.

Pronounced "MACK-in-aw."

Related

lilacs · Grand Hotel · horse · horse-drawn carriages · carriage ride · tourism · dock · day trip · fur trade · ferry · bicycles · carriages · Victorian architecture · summer · summer resort · fort · War of 1812 · cottages

Opposites
geography/landform type

Mackinac Islandmainland

Principal connected territory

peninsula · Upper Peninsula · continent · isthmus

transportation/modernity

Mackinac IslandLos Angeles

Southern California metropolis

Detroit · Houston · freeway interchange · suburban sprawl · Las Vegas Strip

pace and character

Mackinac IslandManhattan

NYC's densest borough

Tokyo · Las Vegas · industrial park · factory town · Gary Indiana

Family

island, islands, insular

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G