I came here for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and will be returning in September. This is…read morean absolutely beautiful dark sky park with spectacular views. The park offers various educational programs and experiences throughout the months, has a unique gift shop (the staff was great as well), and has several walking trails to enjoy. I love that you can learn on your walk by reading the various signs posted. It would be fun if they did an educational scavenger hunt on their educational trail, as that would be a fun way to learn. I look forward to visiting again in another month!

It's just a short drive from Mackinaw City and this place has been on our bucket list for a few…read moreyears. The place is nice but it is not exactly what we were expecting. The path is well marked with red lights (no white lights allowed). They do have bathrooms there too. It just felt a little underwhelming and over populated (and we went on a cold fall night). Some people were packing in wagons and had flashlights which was annoying since the white light ruins your eyes when they are adjusted to the dark.

This is a great Park that takes up a whole block close to the main street and many motels. There is…read morea wonderful play area for children with lots of equipment and a large grassy area for running, playing games, tossing a ball Etc. If you have children who need to get the Wiggles out head for this park! Be sure to look at the Statue and read the information board that tells how the park came to be.

Still one of the most peaceful, quaint little known about parks in Mackinaw City. The city has…read morebecome so commercialized and lost its small town appeal somewhere in the last 20 years but this park holds onto what's left of it. Great views of the Mighty Mac and the island. Quiet because your are far enough from the bridge not to hear the trucks and are located off a side street. Limited parking. Benches, picnic tables, Beach, flowers, water and waves. Just sit down take a breath and enjoy the views.

It's the Gary R. Williams Memorial Park…read more This is a nice small park with a small beach. It's in Mackinaw city. Picture of the full ice sculpture is care of Mackinacproperties.com. It's about half melted by now. You can see the Grand Hotel from the beach.

Nice, though very small park situated on the water, not far off from the downtown area. It's within…read moreeasy walking distance to the bars and restaurants along the main tourist area, just a few steps from some really unique lakefront properties. Keep in mind, it's a tiny park that abuts the rocky beach line, although it's kid-friendly with playground equipment, a few picnic tables, benches, and a number of nice shady spots perfect for kicking back, reading a book or staring out at the water. You can even still see the bridge from here, but it's a little far away. Mostly, you see the boaters, kite fliers and para gliders, and obvious comings and goings of the ferries from nearby Mackinaw Island since this park isn't far from where the ferries launch. There is a restroom here on site, but I'd call it primitive. No mirrors in the restroom and no hot water or hand soap. It could use some improvements. This park's name reflects the Native American presence in Mackinaw history. There is an even a totem pole on the premises. I like this park. It's park size is not very impressive, though the view and quietude here are both worth it. Just please clean up that awful restroom. I liked it even though it's more a little, slightly out of the way roadside park. I like watching the boats come in and waves crash up against the rocks. It's a nice place to take good pictures, too. My wife and I took a bunch of selfies down here with the luminous water as a background. I think it's quieter because it isn't as heavily used as the park near the bridge. Seriously, I like it that way.

We found the sawmill while driving along the coast from Cheboygan. We decided to stop as it said it…read morewas historic site and place to visit. This place was great! The tour guide was just very enthusiastic and really into milling. She was able to explain everything and it was quite fascinating to see. Well worth the price of the admission tickets. Definitely a must do when in this area.

This is a historic park on route 23 - about 5-10 minutes drive SE of Mackinaw City. There are a…read morehandful of structures restored from the 1800s. The main focal point is a water powered sawmill that existed there - where one can see the engineering skills of the day. This was the first industrial-like setup of the time. There are scheduled demonstrations run by people who help out at the park to first explain the wood cutting, first the manual effort, then the new way. For our tour, the demonstrator asked for a small child to help - making it interactive in a way. Beyond the tour there are hiking trails - complete through the woods, around, up and down hills and around ponds. For $9 per person additional, there is an adventure tour - great for older kids. Includes ziplining, treetop walking, rock climbing, and a view from the tower. Be prepared though, we showed up at 3:30 (the adventure tours are on the hour) and the last tour (5:00) was already sold out. Very shaded throughout, well maintained... allow 90 minutes without the adventure tour unless you get ambitious and do hiking trails... Allow 2.5 hours otherwise (either hiking or adventure tour).

A nice little park right at the intersection of E Central Avenue and N Nicolet Street. Even though…read morethe size was pretty small, the park was really clean, well kept, and had some park benches and pretty large grass areas for kids or pets to run around, I guess. The only thing was that this park was location just right next to highway 75, so it might be a bit noisier than other parks that you're used to. But with that said, Mackinaw City is such a touristy city so it might be a non issue since highway 75 might not be too busy most of the times. Regardless it was still a nice park to walk around in.

Nice tour about the amazing history. We as a nation are so lucky to have people who study, rebuild…read moreand share American history.

This lighthouse and surrounding grounds are one of the best lighthouse experiences we ever had. We…read moreare lighthouse fans and have visited many lighthouses, but OMP Lighthouse was the best experience we've ever had. We toured and climbed the lighthouse with tour guide Lawson who was simply terrific--knowledgable, engaging and dressed in full lighthouse keeper uniform. He also demonstrated the fog signal whistle, and we learned a lot about that. The museum was the best lighthouse museum we've ever toured. But the real surprising thing was the Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Museum on the property. With top-notch audiovisual displays and actual remnants, I learned a lot and was very interested (and I didn't really want to tour it originally--I am so glad I changed my mind.) This is in a wonderful location right by the Mackinac Bridge, very picturesque. I encourage you to stop in, take the tour, climb the lighthouse if you're able, and tour the museum and shipwreck museum--you will not be disappointed!

The Mackinac Bridge crosses 5 miles over the Straits of Mackinac. Its exposed span means it…read moresometimes closes due to extreme weather. I drove across the bridge, through the four dollar toll and asked the tow collector where to Best see the bridge. She said that there is a park along the water and I followed the signs for the park. Our ferry right to Mackinac Island brought us under the bridge.

This is my third time on the bridge. It's been a smooth ride every time. I have friends that are…read moreafraid of it because of bad experiences they've had when it was windy. Thankfully, I haven't dealt with those conditions.

My son loves history and was looking forward to this more than any of the adults and if he hadn't…read morewanted to go we probably would have skipped it. SO glad we didn't. We spent 2.5 hours here looking at exhibits and learning to fire a musket. Knowledgeable, friendly staff who seem to really like what they are doing. Beautiful fort. Not original (that was burned down when they moved to the island). Interesting exhibits and artifacts. Not sure I would go again, but I am glad I went.

We enjoyed it. We…read morearrived late morning in mid-June. The wind was calm and the temps were in the high 60s/low-70s. We toured the indoor area, then stepped outside and started out walk to the Fort. There were several things to see on the walk between the park and the lakeshore. Once we reached the fort, we visited all the buildings and exhibits, in the order suggested by the site map. Through the displays and the short movies, we learned a lot about the pre-colonial and colonial history of the upper midwest. For the cost ($15.25 per adult), it's a great way to spend several hours, learn quite a bit and do so at a low cost.