Holiday on Mackinaw Island

Audience: Vacation Takers, Recommended for Over 20 Years Old

Although Mackinaw Island is very small, it is very beautiful and has

lots of exciting activities, such as bicycling, horseback riding, buggy

riding, and fudge shopping. Mackinaw Island is located in the upper

part of Michigan between Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake

Superior. It makes a perfect place for a quick getaway. The tourist

season runs from mid-May to mid-October. The Island, being only 8.2

miles around, looks like a small old-fashioned town.

Mackinaw Island is usually packed with people making the main road

look narrow. Often fifty bicycles or more are parked on both sides of

the road every 300 feet. People are walking in every direction. Horses

walk on the right side of the street and horse buggies wait to pick up

passengers. The place looks very congested and it doesn't look like

an enjoyable vacation spot but a little farther away from the

downtown area peace and beauty exists.

Mackinaw Island has beautiful scenery. One unique place, the Arch

Rock, looks very neat. It towers above the tourists. The rock has a

huge round hole carved in it making it resemble like a donut hole. It is

about fifteen to twenty feet in diameter. Through the hole, tourists

can only see the bicycle path and Lake View. The lake has clear blue

water. One of the other attractive places it has is the butterfly

house. Hundreds of butterflies fly around the house. When they get

tired, they sit on one of the wire fences. They are in every size and

color. Some of them look like ladybugs and others look like zebras

with black and white stripes.

Mackinaw Island has lots of activities to do from riding bicycles to

horse carriage tours. Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the

Island. One of the exciting activities the Island has is the bicycle

riding, which is different from other bicycle rides because it is around

the shoreline. The bicycle path is seven miles around the shoreline

road. The path is very peaceful, unlike the Island's downtown area.

Signs on brown boards on the left side of the road describe the next

upcoming scenery. Wherever there is scenery to view there is a

special parking place for the bicycles. When tourists get tired while

riding bicycles they can just pull over on the side and sit along the

lake and enjoy the sun and the Lake View.

Horseback riding is very exciting and fun. They have different size

horses ranging from small to big. The horse owners are very friendly.

They help visitors pick out a horse based on your previous experience

riding horses. The horses are healthy looking. The horses are well

trained; for example they know which path to follow. They walk in a

row and only on the right side of the road behind one another. Once

the horse reaches designated spot in the forest they start running

faster. The green trees make the forest look naturally beautiful. The

horses make the ride very exciting by taking the tourists in the

forest.

Another interesting activity Mackinaw Island has to offer is the horse

carriage tour. First the carriage takes the tourists to horse stables

where they can observe horses daily activities. Interesting facts

about the horses in carriages are that they are raised together, so

they get along very well, and work as a team. Then the carriage tour

stops at a famous fudge stop name Blacksmith Shop. It stops there

for few minutes to fudge shop. The horse buggies also make a stop

to see unique houses and beautiful gardens. The houses are well

designed and gardens are decorated with many different types of

flowers.

Mackinaw Island has a wonderful chocolate cooking smell in the air.

There are many fudge shops. In Mackinaw Island most of the shops

are filled with fudge. The fudge shops have varieties of fudges,

Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cherry and more. The fudge is sold at

reasonably priced.

Finally, I think Mackinaw Island is small but an attractive place to

visit. It has many wonderful activities such as bicycling, horseback

riding, horse carriage tour and fudge shopping. At first the Island

looks very crowded but once you go a little farther away from the

Island's downtown area it is very beautiful and peaceful. Mackinaw

Island is known for beautiful gardens and unforgettable scenery to

view. The Arch Rock is one of the unique places. A huge carved hole

in the rock makes it very impressive. The Butterfly House is also

something phenomenal to see. Hundreds of butterflies fly in the

house. The pretty colors make the butterflies very attractive. The

bicycle riding activity is very different and pleasant. The bicycle path

is in an excellent spot along the shoreline where tourists can enjoy

the view of the lake and enjoy the natural beauty of the Island. At

Mackinaw Island the horse owners are very helpful. They help tourists

find horses that will suit them based on their previous experience

riding horses. The well-trained horses are very gentle and they also

show the forest side of the Island. Mackinaw Island is a wonderful

vacation for a quick getaway. Mackinaw Island has very relaxing and

enjoying atmosphere. It is a very attractive place to go. When I went

to Mackinaw Island I enjoyed it very much and I recommend you to

go to this place so you don't miss out on something very important.

It is one of the best vacation places you'll never forget so plan your

next vacation at Mackinaw Island.