Recreation

Tour with the Original Mackinaw Trolley. Daily and group tours with local and experienced guides. Check our website for information on tours offered during the 2008 season.

The historic 1917 Museum Ship VALLEY CAMP with over 100 exhibits, including the huge fresh-water aquariums, the Edmund Fitzgearld lifeboats and memorial.Glimpse into the crew's working conditions as you tour all three levls of this 550 ft lake freighter. Take in the panoramic view from the top of the 210 foot Tower of History. Also featured are local artifacts and a historical video of Sault Ste. Marie. Visit www.towerofhistory.com

If you are looking for a Mackinaw area golf course, The Mackinaw Club's professionally designed 18-hole golf course is located within minutes of Mackinaw City's unique shopping, dining, historic and entertainment district. Situated on over 350 scenic northern Michigan acres with views of the Mackinac Bridge, the Mackinaw Club's renewed emphasis on grounds and turf management assures you an enjoyable and quality golfing experience.

Explore this 1892 "Castle of the Straits." Costumed guides reveal a restoration in progress, with exhibits, the original Fresnel lens, artifacts and keepers uniforms. Tower tours available. Museum Store. Open daily May 11 to October 11, 2009. Real Mackinac. A Real Blast!

Fun for the Whole Family! In Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. Only 40 minutes west of the Mackinac Bridge on US-2. See Live black bear, alligator, cougar, bobcat, wolves, wallaby, camel, reindeer, whitetail deer, sika deer, river otter & more. Feed the deer, goats, and llama. Enjoy a walk on cedar mulched trails under mature pine trees in a Natural park-like setting. Visit the zoo Gift Shop filled with wildlife related items for all ages. Open 7 days a week from April 1st until September 30th from 10am until 6pm. Open weekends (Fri. Sat. and Sun.) in March and November from 10am until 5pm.

You deserve a Good Paddling! Canoe, Kayak, Raft & Tube Trips down the beautiful, crystal-clear Sturgeon River! Trips of varying lengths for all ages/skill levels from high adventure to relaxing Family Floats. Family Fun Center w/ 18 hole Adventure Golf, General Store, & Subway Shop. Youth/Group Package & Winter Raft Trips available!

In the heart of downtown. Transient & seasonal dockage, gas, oil, diesel, pump-out, water, 30 & 50 amp power, cable TV, restrooms, showers, laundry room, launch ramp. Picnic/grilling area & ice. Next to marine service. Grocery delivery.

Watch a working, water-powered sawmill cut lumber and hand-sawing demonstrations. New audio visual program in 2006! Nature programs, three miles of scenic trails wind through 625 acres of peaceful forest. Museum Store. Open daily May 4 to October 11, 2009. Real Mackinac. A Real Blast! Just five minutes south of Mackinaw City on U.S. Hwy 23.

Parasailing is exciting for everyone, come view the straits of Mackinac from a new perspective. Our custom boat enables the parasailer to take off & land directly from the flight deck, making for a smooth dry parasail flight. We offer single and double flights. Call for Reservations, Mid May thru Mid September, weather permitting. Located at the Arnold Line Cruise Dock across from Animal Tracks Miniature Golf Course.

Hessel Ridge Golf has taken its place as one of the most picturesque layouts in the Upper Peninsula. Its plush fairways, treelined boundaries and perfectly groomed greens accentuate the beauty of Hessel Ridge. The course is an 18 hole layout, set on a ridge above the town of Hessel. The rolling wooded layout provides a park-like setting for golfers of all skills. Power carts, pull carts and rental clubs are available. Hessel Ridge offers great grass, great views and great golf at reasonable rates.

Step into the 1770s at this reconstructed fort and fur-trading outpost. Watch Redcoats fire muskets and cannons, smell bread baking, meet Colonial Villagers. Explore a dozen buildings inside this National Historic Landmark. Museum store. Open daily May 4 to October 11, 2009. Real Mackinac. A Real Blast!

One day wilderness rail excursions to Agawa Canyon. Travel 114 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie over towering trestles, alongside pristine northern lakes and rivers and through awesome granite rock formations of the Canadian Shield. Located an hour north of Mackinaw City.

Mackinaw's course since 1963. Regulation course with great greens and great rates, 10 miles southwest of Mackinaw City. Proshop, clubroom and grills are provided for your enjoyment. Clubs, power and pull carts are available for rent. Glow Golf every Saturday night! Come golf with us "fore" the fun of it and find out why we say, "Come home to Wilderness".

Voted Michigan's #1 unusual attraction by the readers of Michigan Living Magazine (AAA). Enjoy guided tours through an area where gravity seems to have gone haywire! You will experience optical contradictions and physical sensations that are hard to believe. Also, Mini-Golf and Maze in the Woods. 5 miles west of St. Ignace on US-2.

With 12 water slides, a wave pool and lazy river, a children's interactive play area including a dump bucket and water cannon's, and a wide variety of food & beverages, there's something for everyone....even those who just want to sit on the sand beaches and watch!

Golf Course

Dream Seaker Charter & Tours provides the ultimate family sport fishing experience, featuring our "No Skunk Guarantee". We also offer relaxing scenic tours of the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands, and surrounding area. We operate a 2003 Sportcraft 27ft. hard top boat with an enclosed rest-room for your privacy. Fishing licenses available on board.