Mackinac Island, Michigan

About Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island is a tiny community in northern Michigan counting 613 people who proudly call it home.

Mackinac Island holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.35 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 141 residents per square mile.

📰 Mackinac Island News Today

• Photos: Two century-old Mackinac Island log properties are for sale, offering a look at two stages of restoration: a restored estate and an unfinished cabin. See link below ⬇️ 📸 Provided by Wave Break Media Facebook · Oct 8
• 2 century-old Mackinac Island properties for sale. What each offers Detroit Free Press · Oct 8
• Pure Michigan on Mackinac Island WGHN · Oct 8
• This Michigan island banned cars. Now it's a storybook getaway full of horse-drawn carriages and bicycles Yahoo Creators · Oct 7
• The Essential Guide to Mackinac Island, Michigan Travel + Leisure · Jun 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Michigan headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mackinac Island Unique

• The only place in America named Mackinac Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mackinac Island

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mackinac Island

• Cannonball Inn & Catering
• Island Slice Pizzeria — pizza
• Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn — jamaican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tea Room Restaurant — sandwich
• The Jockey Club at the Grand Stand
• Bistro on the Greens — american
• Carriage House
• Lucky Bean Coffeehouse (café)
• Mary's Bistro — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Biddle House · Museum
• Stuart House City Museum · Museum
• Crack in the Island · Attraction
• Mackinac Island Art Gallery · Art gallery
• The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mackinac Island

• Mackinac Island State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brown's Brook State Roadside Park reviews ★
• Great Turtle Park reviews ★
• Hubbard's Annex Park reviews ★
• Jack Mertaugh Addition to the Birge Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Marquette park reviews ★
• Mertaugh Family Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Search Bay Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Secret Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Windermere Point reviews ★
• Woodfill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mackinac Island

• Mackinac Island School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Mackinac Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities