Island in Michigan, United States
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Mackinac Island is a resort island in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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A charter sailboat that docks during summer months and is docked at the Bay View Bed & Breakfast. The Breeze offers 1½ and private cruises from the island's harbor in the Straits of Mackinac.
This restaurant offers an excellent opportunity for al-fresco dining.
A 19th-century saloon atmosphere with Southwest and traditional American fare. The first bar in Michigan to gain a liquor license after prohibition, Horn's is a favorite spot for entertainment, dancing and all around fun.
An old-fashioned street-level bar within the Chippewa Waterfront Hotel, it is a traditional gathering place for yachters who have successfully finished either of the Great Lakes's two long-distance sailboat races, the Chicago-to-Mackinac or the Port-Huron-to-Mackinac.
The hotel opened in July 1887 built with the financial resources of two railroad companies and one steamboat company. It was billed as a summer retreat for wealthy vacationers who wanted to escape the dust and heat of the industrial cities of the Midwest. In the 1890s, Grand Hotel's legendary 660 ft front porch - the world's longest - was the social center for all of Mackinac Island hosting afternoon tea, dances, concerts and the famous "Flirtation Walk" when soldiers from Fort Mackinac would walk the porch in full military regalia just to make small talk with the eligible young ladies. Today, this magnificent front porch remains a meeting place for island romantics.
Two movies have been filmed at Grand Hotel, with the hotel prominently in their storylines. The 1947 film "This Time For Keeps" starring Jimmy Durante and Esther Williams; and the 1980 film "Somewhere In Time" starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.
Today, Grand Hotel’s 385 guest rooms include an abundance of comforting amenities; each having been tastefully decorated in its own special style by the Dorothy Draper Company’s New York interior designer, Carleton Varney.
An 85-room restored hotel built in 1858. This hotel is at the west end of downtown and offers great views, hospitality, and comfort.
A full service casual resort in the quiet, eastern shore of Mackinac Island. The resort offers bicycle rentals, golfing, tennis, a movie theater, a museum, health club, spa, salon, five restaurants, meeting spaces, banquets, live entertainment, pools and hot tubs, among other attractions.
The 1980 film "Somewhere In Time" had also filmed multiple scenes at Mission Point Resort.
The primary method of reaching the island is by commercial ferryboat from one of the two mainland ports: Mackinaw City on the Lower Peninsula, and St. Ignace on the Upper Peninsula.
Read in the guideIn keeping with the island's pre-20th-century flavor, no personal motorized vehicles are allowed on Mackinac Island.
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