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Mackinac Island (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw, locally / ˈ m æ k ə n ə / MAK-ə-nə; French: Île Mackinac; Ojibwe: Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; Ottawa: Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles (11.3 km 2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is ...
Mackinac Island is encircled by M-185, a state highway that is only accessible to pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse-drawn vehicles, as cars are banned on the island. In downtown Mackinac Island, the highway is known as "Main Street", while elsewhere it is known as "Lake Shore Road".
Culatra Island [28] Seychelles: La Digue [29] Sweden: Donsö, Marstrand, Styrsö, Sydkoster, [30] Brännö and Vrångö islands [8] Turkey: Princes' Islands United Kingdom: Easdale, [31] Tresco, Isles of Scilly, [32] Shuna, South Rona and Tanera More [8] United States: Mackinac Island in Michigan. [9] Cars were initially banned from streets in ...
Mackinac Island is a one-of-a-kind place. The remote island, located between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas, has a ban on almost all motor vehicles. There are no cars on the island ...
Russell Island is a small private island in the St. Clair River in the U.S. state of Michigan between Algonac and Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada.It is immediately upriver from Sand Island which is itself immediately upriver from Harsens Island; it includes two smaller islands, Anderson Island on the northwest, and "The Gold Coast" on the southwest.
M-185 is one of only three state trunkline highways in Michigan on islands; the others are M-134 on Drummond Island and M-154 on Harsens Island. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] No part of M-185 has been listed on the National Highway System , [ 10 ] a network of roadways important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. [ 11 ]
Pages in category "Car-free islands of the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Drummond Island is the state's second-largest island (after Isle Royale) and is the most populous of Michigan's islands in Lake Huron, with a population of 1,058 at the 2010 census. While Mackinac Island had a population of 492, there are thousands more seasonal workers and tourists during the summer months.