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Mackinac & the Straits Area
zip line, Historic Mill Creek Discovery ParkHistoric Mill Creek Discovery Park has many exciting new features this summer!
To complement the working, 18th-century water powered sawmill, there is a Water Power Station for children and adults to experience play and learning with 18th-century water wheel replicas. In addition, toddlers will discover the Forest Friends Play Area. For older children and adults, the "Adventure Tour" is a park naturalist guided tour through many fun and exciting features, including the Forest Canopy Bridge and Eagle's Flight Zip Line. The discovery and nature park has 3.5 miles of handicap accessible trails, leading to an active beaver colony. Have lunch in the visitor's center, where hot and cold food and beverages provide refreshment after your hike or "Adventure Tour."

• Explore the state of 19th-century medicine in our newest exhibit, "Military Medicine at Mackinac," located inside the 1829 Post Hospital. Fort Mackinac

• Enjoy Nature at Historic Mill Creek the Straits of Mackinac's First Industrial Complex

• Visit Mackinac Island State Park

• Mackinac State Historic Parks Special Events

• Mackinac State Historic Parks


West Michigan and the Lake Michigan Coast

• Lake Michigan Beachtowns

• Michigan's Adventure Amusement and Water Park

• Michigan's West Coast: Cities, Beaches, Events, Deals

• Southwest Michigan: Beaches, Shopping, Events, Deals

• Muskegon

• Ludington's S.S. Badger - Cross-Lake Ferry


Northern Michigan
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage CenterGreat Lakes Maritime Heritage Center
Visitors can explore shipwrecks in real time via live video feeds, discover the Great Lakes' rich maritime past through innovative exhibits, and learn how underwater archaeologists work to preserve historic shipwrecks. Fostering these types of experiences is central to the National Marine Sanctuary Program's goal of inspiring Americans to care about our oceans and Great Lakes.

• Michigan's North Coast - the Lake Michigan shoreline of the Lower Peninsula

• Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan's First City

• Michigan's Year Round Northern Playground


Southeast Michigan

• Detroit
From sun up to sundown, Detroit has something for everyone. There's no better place to experience a real city than in the Motor City.

• The Henry Ford


Other great places
Fayette FurnacesExperience life in the late 19th century at Fayette Historic Townsite, Garden

• Wanted: Stories, Photos and Mementoes of Michigan's Roadside Tourist Attractions for Michigan Historical Museum Exhibit

• Explore Michigan's Past by visiting Michigan Historical Museum system

• Arts and Cultural Organizations

• Saginaw Valley

• US-127, the Original Up-North Highway

• State Parks and Recreation Areas Offer Birding Hotspots

• By the Sea

• Island Hopping in Michigan

• Great Lakes Circle Tour



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