- Our list of the best things to do in Mackinaw City, Michigan, features the top 64 nearby activities — including 37 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Mackinaw City, MI has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Sights & Landmarks, Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, and Food & Drink.
- The results below include the top 24 things to do within the city of Mackinaw City, MI , followed by 40 popular activities in nearby cities, including St. Ignace, Cheboygan and Harbor Springs
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556 E. Central Ave, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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In addition to regular ferry service between Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City, Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry offers a variety of cruises. Visitors can choose between a lighthouse cruise and a night sky cruise beneath the stars.
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Colonial Michilimackinac is located in Mackinaw City and is an 18th century fort and fur trading village. It has a playground and a museum store with daily events including cannon and musekt firing and walking tours.
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Michinaw City's McGulpin Point Lighthouse & Historic Site features a self-guided tour and a historic barn reconstruction. The lighthouse is next to The Headlands recreational park and offers a picnic area and special events, such as Triple Fright Night.
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Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry is a ferry and cruise service notable for the high plume of water kicked up by its ships. They offer a variety of tour and cruise packages as well as ferry service around Mackinac Island.
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207 W Sinclair St, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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The Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City offers daily tours of the lighthouse from May through October. The lighthouse is open to pets and is handicap accessible, featuring family packages and combination offers.
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229 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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The unforgettably named Ugly Anne Straits Area Tour Company is a chartered aquatic tour firm that offers excursions aboard its flagship, Ugly Anne. The company's most popular route passes beneath the Mackinaw Bridge and affords gorgeous views of the surrounding coast.
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The Jack Pine Lumberjack Show in Mackinaw City offers shows daily from May through September. Shows feature lumberjacks competing against each other in chopping, sawing, pole climbing, and logroling events.
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131 S Huron, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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Mackinaw City is home to the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum open daily. The museum allows guests to tour the World War II ship the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Wackinaw WAGB-83, with tours available with viewings of the mess deck, captain's quarters, and engine room.
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9001 South US 23, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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Mackinaw City, Michigan is home to the Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park. The park, which was formerly a working sawmill, is now an interpretive center dedicated to traditional, water-powered milling.
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Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises offers sightseeing trips along the Straits of Mackinac, a passage between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Along the way are sixteen lighthouses, each with a unique history that tour guides will share.