Recreation

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!

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 5 to October 12, 2008. Real Mackinac. A Real Blast! Just five minutes south of Mackinaw City on U.S. Hwy 23.

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.

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.

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 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. Natural park-like setting. Fun for the whole family. Gift Shop filled with wildlife related items. Open 7 days a week from April 1st until September 30th from 10am until 6pm. Open weekends (Fri. Sat. and Sun.) in November from 10am until 5pm.

A challenging 9-hole course on C-81, 10 miles SW of Mackinaw City. It's user friendly appearance with no sand and little water is deceptive as it yields few pars. Play a leisurly game of golf "For the fun of it" No tee time required. Rental carts avail.

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.

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

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.

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 5 to October 12, 2008. 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.

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 12 to October 12, 2008. Real Mackinac. A Real Blast!

Elk viewing, carriage ride & Gourmet Dinner. Step back in time as massive Belgian Horses pull sturdy carriages/sleighs through the forest in search of Michigan's elusive Elk-cows, calves and bulls with magnificent antlers. On to the Elk Antler Log Cabin for a truly superb 5 course gourmet dinner prepared before you on antique wood cookstoves by Chef Jan while "guides" provide live entertainment. Four hour stop over or overnight packages.

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.

31/2 star rating Golf Digest's Places to Play. 18 hole championship course, carved of virgin pine with watered greens, fairways & roughs. Walk or ride with twilight rates available. Minutes off I-75, 30 minutes from Gaylord, Petoskey & Mackinaw City. Magnificent new club house with kitchen and lounge open to public daily 7am-10pm. Pro shop open daily with dedicated professional staff. Driving range and practice facility available. "Best kept secret in the North"- Detroit Free Press.

Golf Course

Nationally acclaimed architect Rees Jones' first Northern Michigan course is Black Lake Golf Club and it bears his trademark of top-notch quality and playability. The course has been selected by Golf Digest as the ""2nd Best New Upscale Public Course for 2000"" and by Golf Magazine in 2001 ""Top 10 you can play"" Complimenting the big course is the unique ""Little Course"", a par 3 pitch and putt, plus a double-ended bentgrass range.

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.