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The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is a 333-mile (289 nmi; 536 km) annual yacht race starting in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois, and ending in Lake Huron off Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is hosted and managed by the Chicago Yacht Club. The "Mac" (as it is known) was first run in 1898 and is the oldest annual freshwater distance race ...
The Bayview Mackinac Boat Race is run by the Bayview Yacht Club of Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with over two hundred boats entering the race each year. [1] Mackinac Island Marina after the 2006 Port Huron to Mackinac Race. There have been at least six changes to the course throughout the race's ...
The 289 nautical mile Chicago Race to Mackinac and the 300 nautical mile Lake Ontario 300 ‘Main Duck Course’ both claim the title of longest annual freshwater race. However, the first Chicago Race to Mackinac was held in 1898, so it is the oldest annual freshwater distance in the world, the 2017 edition was the 109th running of the race.
[93] [94] A similar sailboat race from Chicago to the island, most recently held on July 22 to 25, 2023, was the 114th event in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, with 266 sailboats competing. [95] The island is a destination for many regionally and nationally proclaimed conferences, including the Mackinac Policy Conference. [96]
Many visitors to Mackinac decide to ride the approximately 8.2-mile state highway, M-185, around the island. The road is paved, with lines guiding traffic, and is a fairly easy ride with only a ...
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Mackinac Island is the destination of both the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, run by the Chicago Yacht Club, and the annual Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race, sponsored by the Bayview Yacht Club of Detroit.
Admission prices for Fort Mackinac this season are $16.25 for adults and $9.75 for children ages 5-12. Fort tickets also give visitors access to other historical sites across the island, including ...