| > | | | | ride, all of which are readily available on the island. |
| Mackinac Island, makes a wonderful a brilliant | | | | Great Lakes cruise passengers will find that |
| destination, and lucky passengers on Great Lakes | | | | besides touring the fort or shopping, there is |
| cruises often get to stop there. | | | | always a trip to sample the world famous |
| Mackinac Island is a jewel in the middle of the | | | | Mackinac Island Fudge which is made fresh daily in |
| Great Lakes and is a port of call for many Great | | | | an island shop. The historic areas of town also |
| Lakes cruises. The island is located nearly in the | | | | host regular demonstrations of early American |
| center of the Great Lakes waterway, making it | | | | crafts, and Great Lakes cruisers might find the |
| an easy stop for Great Lakes cruise ships. | | | | tour of the island's reputedly haunted locations |
| Centuries ago Mackinac Island was recognized by | | | | interesting. |
| the natives as a holy place, a place to meet and | | | | If passengers haven't had enough of cruising the |
| bury their most important and honored chiefs. | | | | Great Lakes, there are higher observation points |
| The first Europeans visited the island in the 1600s. | | | | where one can look down on the harbor area and |
| These were explorers, missionaries and fur | | | | watch the flow of Great Lakes cruise ships and |
| traders, the famed "Voyageurs" of that era. | | | | local ferries as they bring passengers on and off |
| Today, Great Lakes cruise ships regularly stop | | | | the island. |
| and let passengers visit and tour the island fort | | | | Then there is the butterfly house. Many people |
| along with the host of local shops and businesses | | | | don't know that the 3rd oldest live butterfly |
| that line the main street. There is also ferry | | | | exhibit in the country is located on Mackinac Island. |
| service available from the mainland for those who | | | | This is an 1800 square foot tropical garden filled |
| want to visit but have no interest in cruising the | | | | with hundreds of different butterflies. A butterfly |
| Great Lakes. There are several ferry services | | | | house is odd thing to find in a Northern climate, |
| available and both luxury cruise ships and local | | | | and Mackinaw Island is perhaps an even odder |
| ferries regularly stop here. | | | | location to find it, but this is an exhibit that is well |
| Mackinac Island is non-motorized, meaning that | | | | worth the visit. It's this type of unique flavor that |
| motorized vehicles are restricted to emergency | | | | makes Great Lakes Cruises different from any |
| uses only. So Great Lakes cruisers should plan to | | | | others. |
| walk or rent bicycles, horses, or catch a buggy | | | | |