- TripBuzz found 46 things to do with kids in or near Mackinaw City, Michigan, including 30 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like St. Ignace, Cheboygan and Harbor Springs.
- From Mackinaw Trolley- Day Tours to Ghost Ship Laser Maze, the Mackinaw City area offers 37 different types of family activities, including: Lighthouses, Laser Tag, Other Adventures and Other Entertainment.
- Bordering the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Mackinaw City is a popular tourist destination. It sits just on the other side of Mackinaw Island and offers a host of entertainment and activities year-round. This includes shopping and dining, along with gambling and outdoor sports like parasailing, fishing, hiking and golfing. Other attractions in the community include a house of mirrors, tropical garden and haunted house.
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Deer Ranch is the place where kids love to play with the deer and feed them. There are carrots and saltines available at sales counters, friendly staff and a reasonal entry fee.
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Open since 1950, Deer Ranch is a live whitetail exhibit in a natural setting. The attraction features whitetails and albino deer. Visitors are welcome to feed, pet and photograph the animals.
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Nestled in Saint Ignace, Michigan, Totem Village is a small museum of Native American culture and artifacts. It also has a notable shop that sells authentic mocassins, jewelry, clothing and decorative items made by members of the First Nations.
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Straits State Park offers campgrounds that sit at the waterfront beach of the Straits. Campsites offer a view of the Mackinaw Bridge and the boat traffic going under the bridge. The park also provides a picnic area and playground.
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Dedicated to the memory and evangelistic struggles of Father Marquette, a Roman Catholic missionary and priest, the Father Marquette National Memorial & Museum is located in Straits State Park in Saint Ignace, Michigan. Admission to the memorial is free.
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Built in 1998, Wawatam Lighthouse is a 52 foot tall (65 foot tall from the water) lighthouse named after the late railroad ferry Chief Wawatam. The lighthouse is functioning, aiding those traveling over Lake Huron.
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The history and settling of Marquette is told at the Father Marquette National Memorial and Museum. There is a quiet park and pleasant walking trails with views of the Straits and the Mackinac Bridge.
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The Wawatam Lighthouse stands at the end of a pier along the Straits of Mackinac. Not a real lighthouse, the structure was originally built as Michigan Welcome Center and was moved to its present location at the end of a boardwalk.
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Dedicated to the Ojibwa Culture and its relationship to Michigan (past and present), the Museum of Ojibwa Culture & Marquette Mission is an important itinerary item for tourists intereste in the First Nations.
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St. Ignace, MI 49781
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Containing ten exhibits, the Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park covers the history of the Ojibwa culture, the Huron people, and the French Jesuit mission. This site also features a longhouse replica and medicine wheel garden.