- The list below includes 41 free or cheap things to do in or near Mackinaw City, Michigan, including 36 different types of inexpensive activities like Lighthouses, Laser Tag, Other Entertainment and History Museums.
- From Headlands International Dark Sky Park to WaWatam Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Mackinaw City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like St. Ignace, Cheboygan and Harbor Springs.
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Straits State Park offers campgrounds that sit at the waterfront beach of the Straits. Campsites offer a view of the Mackinaw Bridge and the boat traffic going under the bridge. The park also provides a picnic area and playground.
6.0 Miles
Dedicated to the memory and evangelistic struggles of Father Marquette, a Roman Catholic missionary and priest, the Father Marquette National Memorial & Museum is located in Straits State Park in Saint Ignace, Michigan. Admission to the memorial is free.
6.1 Miles
Built in 1998, Wawatam Lighthouse is a 52 foot tall (65 foot tall from the water) lighthouse named after the late railroad ferry Chief Wawatam. The lighthouse is functioning, aiding those traveling over Lake Huron.
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The history and settling of Marquette is told at the Father Marquette National Memorial and Museum. There is a quiet park and pleasant walking trails with views of the Straits and the Mackinac Bridge.
6.1 Miles
The Wawatam Lighthouse stands at the end of a pier along the Straits of Mackinac. Not a real lighthouse, the structure was originally built as Michigan Welcome Center and was moved to its present location at the end of a boardwalk.
6.3 Miles
Michigan's Fort de Baude Museum preserves the legacy of Fort de Baude, which was erected in the late 17th century by French fur trappers. Visitors learn how the Fort served its two intended purposes: intimidating Native Americans and blocking British access to fur-trapping areas.
6.3 Miles
A local history museum, the Fort de Baude Museum boasts 3,500 Native American artifacts. The museum's exhibits depict the cultural development of the area and feature a large display of Native, French, British and American Military and Indian weaponry.
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Dedicated to the Ojibwa Culture and its relationship to Michigan (past and present), the Museum of Ojibwa Culture & Marquette Mission is an important itinerary item for tourists intereste in the First Nations.
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St. Ignace, MI 49781
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Containing ten exhibits, the Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park covers the history of the Ojibwa culture, the Huron people, and the French Jesuit mission. This site also features a longhouse replica and medicine wheel garden.
7.8 Miles
The Mystery Spot is a gravity hill, a tilt-induced visual illusion. The illusion experienced by visitors results from the oddly tilted environment as well as standing on a tilted floor. Inside the tilted room of the Mystery Spot, misperceptions of the height and orientation of objects occur.