Mackinac Island:
In the heart of the US state of Michigan, known for building cars, there’s a peaceful little island called Mackinac Island, where motor vehicles are not allowed.
- Mackinac Island is an island and city located in northern Michigan, United States.
- It sits in the extreme northeast part of Lake Huron, just as it prepares to join the waters of Lake Michigan – two of North America’s Great Lakes.
- It has an area of approximately 4.35 square miles.
- The island is bordered by limestone cliffs and rises in the east to 339 feet (103 metres) above the surrounding waters.
- The Mackinac Island State Park covers the vast majority of the island and provides hiking trails, wooded canopies, and the famous Arch Rock limestone formation.
- It retains an 18th- and 19th-century atmosphere; automobiles are banned, and horses and buggies and bicycles are used for transport.
- The restored Fort Mackinac, Beaumont Memorial (dedicated to U.S. Army surgeon William Beaumont, who, while serving at the fort, made discoveries regarding human digestion), and the Stuart House (1817; the residence of the island’s American Fur Company agent) are preserved as historical museums
