Mackinac Island (IPA chart for English , note the silent "c") is a small island, 4.4 sq. mi. (11.3 km²) in area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, which lie between the the state's Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The island's strategic position amidst the commerce of the fur trade of the Great Lakes led to the establishment of Fort Mackinac on the island by the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. It was the scene of two strategic battles during the War of 1812. In the late 19th century it became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony, and continues to be famous for its lack of automobiles and its Victorian resort hotels, especially the Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island) with its 660-foot front porch. The 1980 movie ''Somewhere_in_Time_(movie)'' was filmed on Mackinac Island. Of the island's total area, over 82 percent is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park. The city of Mackinac Island, Michigan is located on the island. ==Description== The island has a year-round population of approximately 500, mostly in the historic village of Mackinac Island, Michigan located on the southern tip. The population grows considerably in the resort season, when it is crowded with tourists, accommodating an average of 15,000 people a day. The highest point of the island is the historic Fort George (since 1815 officially called Fort Holmes), which is 320 feet (97 m) above the lake level and about 890 feet (270 m) above sea level. The island is accessible by private boats, by ferry from St. Ignace, Michigan or Mackinaw City, Michigan and small planes. The airport has a 3,500 ft (1,070 m) paved runway, and charter air service from the mainland is available. During the winter months when the lake is frozen, the island is accessible by snowmobile. Residents save their Christmas trees at British Landing (the site of an 1812 assault on the fort), which are placed along a route marking 5 miles (8 km) of safe ice. Motorized vehicles are Auto-free zones on the island with the exception of emergency and service vehicles. Travel on the island is largely by foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage. Bicycles, carriages, and saddle horses are available for rent, although inexperienced carriage drivers and riders are advised to avoid busy town areas. An 8.5 mile (14 km) road rings the island, and numerous roads cover the interior. The circular road is Michigan State Highway 185, one of the few highways in the United States without motorized vehicles. The island is also famous for the many candy shops that line the streets of the village. The most popular items at these stores are the locally-produced fudge and toffee, leading to the popular nickname of visiting shoppers as "fudgies". ==History== [[image:mackinac.png|thumb|right|350px|Mercator projection showing Mackinac Island]] The island was at the center of a thriving fur industry beginning in the 17th century and lasting into the early 19th century. The Mackinaw Fur Company was merged with the Southwestern Fur Company by John Jacob Astor to form his American Fur Company. The island changed hands from the French to the British after the French and Indian War. The United States owned the island after the American Revolutionary War and built and garrisoned Fort Mackinac. The British maintained a military presence nearby at St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, and for all practical purposes exerted a strong influence over the area, including the local native tribes. The British detachment from St. Joseph Island captured the fort in the first engagement of the War of 1812 and held it against subsequent American attacks until the end of the war, when it was returned to the US by the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. In 1875, much of the island was designated as Mackinac National Park, the second national park of the United States (after Yellowstone National Park, created three years earlier). When Fort Mackinac was decommissioned in 1895, the land was given to the state of Michigan and it became Michigan's first state park, Mackinac Island State Park. No camping is allowed on the island. ==References== * "Mackinac Island: Historic Frontier, Vacation Resort, Timeless Wonderland" by Pamela A. Piljac, et al., Chicago Review Pr; ISBN 155652305X; (August 1997) * "Mackinac Connection: The Insider's Guide to Mackinac Island" by Amy McVeigh, Mackinac Publishing; ISBN 0962321338; July 1998 ==External link== *[http://www.mackinacisland.org Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau website] *[http://www.mackinac.com Mackinac.com] Michigan islands The Astors Mackinac County, Michigan
Is the ban on vehicles total? The article mentions snowmobiles, and I have heard golf carts were permitted.User:Wachholder0 04:29, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC) :The ban on vehicles is not total. Emergency vehicles are allowed. There is are ambulance, fire engine and a police truck. There are also construction machinery and a small airport. The ban generally extends to personal motorized vehicles. The city itself owns several emergency vehicles and the state brings in heavy machinery for some jobs on the back side of the island. :Snowmobiles are permitted, but wheeled vehicles such as four wheelers are not. It really is the only way to get around in the Winter, and the only way off the island for months after the straights freeze except for one or two single engine 4 seater airplanes. Residents cross to St. Ignace across the ice bridge that forms over Lake Huron ~ about 5 miles distance lined with old christmas trees. :Golf carts are allowed, but strictly limited to operation ON the golf course. :There is much controversy on the island right now over exactly where the ban on motorized vehicles end. Motorized carts for disabled people, electricly assisted bicycles, fully electric bicycles and electric scooters have all caused concern. Local people seek to both preserve the atmosphere of the island, as well as prevent accidents with horses and pedestrians. User:GreatTurtle 04:53, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC) Is there any good reason why this article shouldn't be merged with Mackinac Island, Michigan? User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 00:08, 10 May 2004 (UTC) I don't see why not. I first came to this page from a search engine and this is the first I've heard that there were duplicate entries. Go for it. :I disagree. See Talk:Mackinac Island, Michigan. I have since rewritten the article and I think the Rambot material should remain in the the article about the town itself. -- User:Decumanus | User talk:Decumanus 01:17, 31 May 2004 (UTC) ::Agree with Decumanus. This page refers to the entire island; the other refers to a municipality on the island. User:Funnyhat 00:50, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
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Mackinac Island (IPA chart for English , note the silent "c") is a small island, 4.4 sq. mi. (11.3 km²) in area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, which lie between the the state's Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The island's strategic position amidst the commerce of the fur trade of the Great Lakes led to the establishment of Fort Mackinac on the island by the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. It was the scene of two strategic battles during the War of 1812. In the late 19th century it became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony, and continues to be famous for its lack of automobiles and its Victorian resort hotels, especially the Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island) with its 660-foot front porch. The 1980 movie ''Somewhere_in_Time_(movie)'' was filmed on Mackinac Island. Of the island's total area, over 82 percent is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park. The city of Mackinac Island, Michigan is located on the island. ==Description== The island has a year-round population of approximately 500, mostly in the historic village of Mackinac Island, Michigan located on the southern tip. The population grows considerably in the resort season, when it is crowded with tourists, accommodating an average of 15,000 people a day. The highest point of the island is the historic Fort George (since 1815 officially called Fort Holmes), which is 320 feet (97 m) above the lake level and about 890 feet (270 m) above sea level. The island is accessible by private boats, by ferry from St. Ignace, Michigan or Mackinaw City, Michigan and small planes. The airport has a 3,500 ft (1,070 m) paved runway, and charter air service from the mainland is available. During the winter months when the lake is frozen, the island is accessible by snowmobile. Residents save their Christmas trees at British Landing (the site of an 1812 assault on the fort), which are placed along a route marking 5 miles (8 km) of safe ice. Motorized vehicles are Auto-free zones on the island with the exception of emergency and service vehicles. Travel on the island is largely by foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage. Bicycles, carriages, and saddle horses are available for rent, although inexperienced carriage drivers and riders are advised to avoid busy town areas. An 8.5 mile (14 km) road rings the island, and numerous roads cover the interior. The circular road is Michigan State Highway 185, one of the few highways in the United States without motorized vehicles. The island is also famous for the many candy shops that line the streets of the village. The most popular items at these stores are the locally-produced fudge and toffee, leading to the popular nickname of visiting shoppers as "fudgies". ==History== [[image:mackinac.png|thumb|right|350px|Mercator projection showing Mackinac Island]] The island was at the center of a thriving fur industry beginning in the 17th century and lasting into the early 19th century. The Mackinaw Fur Company was merged with the Southwestern Fur Company by John Jacob Astor to form his American Fur Company. The island changed hands from the French to the British after the French and Indian War. The United States owned the island after the American Revolutionary War and built and garrisoned Fort Mackinac. The British maintained a military presence nearby at St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, and for all practical purposes exerted a strong influence over the area, including the local native tribes. The British detachment from St. Joseph Island captured the fort in the first engagement of the War of 1812 and held it against subsequent American attacks until the end of the war, when it was returned to the US by the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. In 1875, much of the island was designated as Mackinac National Park, the second national park of the United States (after Yellowstone National Park, created three years earlier). When Fort Mackinac was decommissioned in 1895, the land was given to the state of Michigan and it became Michigan's first state park, Mackinac Island State Park. No camping is allowed on the island. ==References== * "Mackinac Island: Historic Frontier, Vacation Resort, Timeless Wonderland" by Pamela A. Piljac, et al., Chicago Review Pr; ISBN 155652305X; (August 1997) * "Mackinac Connection: The Insider's Guide to Mackinac Island" by Amy McVeigh, Mackinac Publishing; ISBN 0962321338; July 1998 ==External link== *[http://www.mackinacisland.org Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau website] *[http://www.mackinac.com Mackinac.com] Michigan islands The Astors Mackinac County, Michigan
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Is the ban on vehicles total? The article mentions snowmobiles, and I have heard golf carts were permitted.User:Wachholder0 04:29, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC) :The ban on vehicles is not total. Emergency vehicles are allowed. There is are ambulance, fire engine and a police truck. There are also construction machinery and a small airport. The ban generally extends to personal motorized vehicles. The city itself owns several emergency vehicles and the state brings in heavy machinery for some jobs on the back side of the island. :Snowmobiles are permitted, but wheeled vehicles such as four wheelers are not. It really is the only way to get around in the Winter, and the only way off the island for months after the straights freeze except for one or two single engine 4 seater airplanes. Residents cross to St. Ignace across the ice bridge that forms over Lake Huron ~ about 5 miles distance lined with old christmas trees. :Golf carts are allowed, but strictly limited to operation ON the golf course. :There is much controversy on the island right now over exactly where the ban on motorized vehicles end. Motorized carts for disabled people, electricly assisted bicycles, fully electric bicycles and electric scooters have all caused concern. Local people seek to both preserve the atmosphere of the island, as well as prevent accidents with horses and pedestrians. User:GreatTurtle 04:53, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC) Is there any good reason why this article shouldn't be merged with Mackinac Island, Michigan? User:Bkonrad≠User talk:Bkonrad 00:08, 10 May 2004 (UTC) I don't see why not. I first came to this page from a search engine and this is the first I've heard that there were duplicate entries. Go for it. :I disagree. See Talk:Mackinac Island, Michigan. I have since rewritten the article and I think the Rambot material should remain in the the article about the town itself. -- User:Decumanus | User talk:Decumanus 01:17, 31 May 2004 (UTC) ::Agree with Decumanus. This page refers to the entire island; the other refers to a municipality on the island. User:Funnyhat 00:50, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
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