Get around

No private motor vehicles are allowed on Mackinac Island. The primary methods of personal transportation are bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, and travel by foot.

Many day-trippers take the standardized "buggy" ride offered by Mackinac Island Carriage Tours. Leaving from near the Arnold Dock in "downtown" Mackinac Island, the MICT tour buggies (which are actually efficient, rubber-tired vehicles) carry tens of thousands of Island visitors annually to Arch Rock, Fort Mackinac, and the Surrey Hills carriage museum in the Island's interior.

Many bicyclists bring their own bikes to the Island. An extra ferryboat fare is charged. Rental bikes are also available.

Most of the historic and cultural sights on Mackinac lie within 1 mile of the ferry docks, so seeing them on foot   More...