{"id":1739,"date":"2023-08-15T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2023-08-15T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:41:09","slug":"mackinaw-city-mi-to-mackinac-island-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1739","title":{"rendered":"Mackinaw City, MI to Mackinac Island, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-243.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-243.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-243-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-243-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-243-850x640.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We follow the ferry route and travel 7 miles to Mackinac Island.  Whether the spelling of Mackinac ends in a &#8220;c&#8221; or a &#8220;w&#8221;, it is<strong><em> always<\/em><\/strong> pronounced ma-kuh-naa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2220-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We pass by Round Island Light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We see the Grand Hotel in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2222.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We arrive into the Mackinac Island Harbor, passing by the Shepler&#8217;s ferry boat and the American Queen that is in port this day. The American Queen leaves from Chicago and travels to different Great Lake ports of call over a 16 day period.  The cost per passenger can range from $6,200 to $16,000.  They spend two days docked on Mackinac Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mackinac Island is most famous for not allowing any motor vehicles on the island.  (Although we did see motorized emergency vehicles.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2298-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No cars, no electric bikes, no scooters, no golf carts (there are handicapped accessible scooters available to rent, if needed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-54.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Horse drawn buggies will bring you to Starbucks and also deliver your amazon packages. Giving up motor vehicles is one thing, but living without Starbucks or Amazon is quite unthinkable!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since it is beautiful weekend in August, the island is super crowded.  So crowded in fact that NO rental bikes are available.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-53.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our choice is to rent a horse and buggy or walk.  For the safety of everyone around us, we choose to walk. The crowded streets are scary enough on a bicycle&#8230;let alone driving a coach for the first time? \ud83d\ude31<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is our third visit to Mackinac Island and the busiest.  Bicycles are everywhere! Many younger bicyclists are just learning how to brake and steer.  The streets of Mackinac Island can present a dangerous situation for the unsuspecting pedestrian, so we walk defensively!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2268-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just as with cars, it is amazing how awful some bicyclists drive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The town is quite charming and beautiful on this sunny August day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-55.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Streets lined with Victorian homes and B &amp; B&#8217;s.  Shout out to IU!\ud83d\ude00<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Flowers are in full bloom and amazing.  Given their short season, the gardeners must be quite busy in the spring!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-56.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On our previous visits, we did not see Arch Rock. Arch Rock is an amazing example of Mackinac Island&#8217;s breccia formation.  It once stood as a solid rock formation. About 4,000 years ago, the lake waters slowly eroded the softer material in the center of the formation. The center eventually collapsed into the water leaving the solid firm limestone arch we see today. To see the arch, you need to climb 207 steps. The views on the way up are amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2248-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Halfway up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2253-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Almost there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-1139x1536.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-1519x2048.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-300x405.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-850x1146.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1-1320x1780.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2251-1.jpg 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We made it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2258-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view did not disappoint!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As it was so crowded during our trip, the restaurant wait times and lines were extreme.  However, we were able to secure reservations at the nicer places without any issue.  A shout out to 1852 Grill Room for the best meal we had on our cruising voyage yet!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2231-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The best white fish dinner, courtesy of chef Phil Kromer, a former Cincinnatian chef with a resume that includes the Precinct and Jeff Ruby&#8217;s Steakhouse!  Explains the delicious flavors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For those coming to Mackinac Island and staying by boat, be wary of the wake within the harbor.  This harbor was probably the &#8220;rockiest&#8221; so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2299-1.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This was every day and all day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a wonderful stay on Mackinac Island.  For those planning to visit, I suggest traveling in September or October.  The weather should still be warm, the crowds a bit smaller, and bikes plentiful to rent. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-549x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-549x1024.jpg 549w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-768x1434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-823x1536.jpg 823w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-1097x2048.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-300x560.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-850x1587.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-1320x2464.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2267-scaled.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">So long to Mackinac Island. Next stop, Hessel, MI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mackinac Island is most famous for not allowing any motor vehicles on the island. (Although we did see motorized emergency vehicles.) Since it is beautiful weekend in August, the island is super crowded. So crowded in fact that NO rental bikes are available. This is our third visit to Mackinac Island and the busiest. 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