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The Mighty Mac awaits you
The Mackinac Bridge: Booking beachfront campsites at Straits State Park or bringing a lawn chair from across the park — either way you get a great view of the Mackinac Bridge when dusk brings the nightly lighting. On the other side of the straits in St Ignace, the Super 8 Motel has 33 bridge view rooms with balconies. In Mackinaw City, the beach at the Northwinds Motel is the place to view Mighty Mac day or night.
Mighty Mac as it is known to Michiganders, has connected Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas for 50+ years. The Mackinac Bridge is is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere with 7,400 feet of roadway suspended in the air over the straits of Mackinac. Total length of the bridge, including its approaches, is approximately five miles.
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Tribal Casino Continues to WOW them in New Buffalo
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians opened doors to its Four Winds Casino Resort on August 2, 2007. Paying homage to the heritage of the Pokagon Band, the Four Winds Casino Resort is situated on a beautiful landscape off of I-94 at Michigan Exit 1 in New Buffalo, Michigan and offers 130,000 square feet of gaming space including 3,000 slot machines and 100 table games. It also features a 165-room suite-hotel, six restaurants, entertainment bars and retail shops. MORE
Ice and Snow, Take it Slow
The calendar may say Spring, but there are sections of the northern Michigan with snow and ice. Use caution when faced with winter driving conditions – anticipate road conditions and adjust your speed accordingly. Before leaving home, check road conditions online – click here.
Local Restaurants featured in book on Lake Michigan Coastline
Beverly Shores, Indiana Native Jacqueline Widmar Stewart takes you on a personal tour of Lake Michigan's Crescent Coast, one of the terms she uses for the 42-mile stretch of coastline between Miller Beach, Ind., and St. Joseph in her new book, The Glaciers' Treasure Trove: A Field Guide to the Lake Michigan Riviera
Stewart combines local history; geology; flora and fauna; beaches and other special places of interest; dining and lodging information; markets, orchards and vineyards; boating, fishing, golf and biking; recipes; and 200 plus photos and nearly two dozen maps into a book with a purpose.
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