Mackinac Island – July 2025

Mackinac Island – July 2025

by Kim · Published July 24, 2025 · Updated July 24, 2025

Mackinac Island – July 2025

We visited Mackinac Island during our Upper Peninsula driving tour. We spent almost seven hours there and only saw a small fraction of its beauty. No cars allowed on the island.

Shepler's ferry goes to Mackinac Island every thirty minutes.

A lighthouse in the harbor of Mackinac Island.

No cars allowed on Mackinac Island!

One of the many historic and charming sights on the island.

View of the harbor from the walkway to the fort.

Dale enters the fort which is located at the top of a hill.

This Model 1841 six-pound smoothbore cannon was cleaned, loaded, and fired, several times during our visit.

A view into the main area of the fort from a cannon platform.

Throughout the day there were various live demonstrations including firing rifles, cannons and drill.

This soldier gave us a tour of all the main aspects of the fort. He was well informed.

One of the restored rooms.

Dale and I had lunch at Fort Mackinac's Tea Room. The view was amazing. The weather was perfect. It was a wonderful day.

Inside this building are rooms that are decorated to the period when they were in use. On the backside of this building is a little restaurant that overlooks the harbor.

This firing hole in the walls of Mackinac Fort make a rugged picture frame for the beautiful scenery beyond.

A view of town from the fort.

Reenactors at Fort Mackinac.

Barracks on Fort Mackinac, a former British and American military outpost that was used from the late 18th century to the late 19th century.

Mackinac Island Post Office

Another quaint street on Mackinac Island.

Blacksmith's shop on Mackinac Island.

We were not allowed on the porch of the Grand Hotel without paying a fee! So, we didn't go on the porch.

The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island claims to have the world's longest porch.

Round Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan.

The Grand Hotel has horse-drawn carriages to take you around the island.

One of the cute streets on Mackinac Island. So many bikes because no cars are allowed.

Mackinac Island is know for its fudge shops. Of course we had to try some!

Lake Michigan's water at Mackinac Island is so clear and beautiful.

Round Island Passage Lighthouse at Mackinac Island.

Ready to taste the fudge we bought on Mackinac Island.

Sitting atop Shepler's Ferry on our way back from our visit to Mackinac Island.

The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. It is truly grand and the cost to stay there proves it!

The cannons at Fort Mackinac date back to the late 1700s and early 1800s.

The East Blockhouse at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island.

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