![]() ![]() There's something for everyone on, so get out there, experience the USA, and bring home a story! Explore Destinations & Activitiesĭiscover new experiences, historic landmarks, and outdoor escapes right down the road or across the country. ![]() Overall, we thought visiting here was better than the lighthouse and only exceeded by the forts.We're here to help you dream up your next trip, figure out the details, and reserve experiences at over 3,600 facilities and 103,000 individual sites across the country. There are also several trails you can walk, which we didn’t do because it was kind of buggy the day we went. ![]() This area is included in the regular admission. ![]() If you have kids over four feet tall, they will enjoy the zip line, climbing wall, and canopy walk but this costs extra, even if you have the annual pass or combination ticket to visit the other Mackinac State Parks sites.įor younger kids there is a little play area that has a slide, fiberglass animals they can climb, and a little zip line. What is so great about the demonstration is they run the sawmill while you are inside and then you go and watch near the creek to see how it works from the outside. Really informative demonstration of a late 1700’s sawmill and how the first settlers of the area used to cut wood before the sawmill existed. Highlight is a reconstructed sawmill over picturesque Mill Creek.ĭon’t miss the sawpit and sawmill demonstration, which usually runs every couple of hours. Located a few miles out of town on US 31 towards Cheboygan. This is kind of an overlooked attraction in Mackinac City. Everyone was respectful and wore their masks when they were in the buildings and when there were large groups gathered together. Due to covid the Canopy Bridge or Zipline were shut down, but they looked like they would have been fun. We purchased a Mainland combination pass that included the lighthouse, colonial michilimackinac fort and discovery park for $29 per person. We recommend this to anyone coming up this way. So much in fact we walked it all the way around one way then walked it again backwards. We were amazed at the construction of the dam and the recreation of the homestead which housed the archeological digs of the original fireplace. We also spoke to her at the fur/pelt display and she was also quite knowledgeable. Mia assisted him on one of the sawing demos and she was great as well. We watched the sawpit/sawmill demonstration and did the Beyond the Sawmill Walking tour.Caleb was the demonstrator and guide for both and was a wealth of knowledge!! He was able to answer any questions that he was asked. We enjoyed it so much we pretty much did everything twice. This place is basically a recreation of a homestead/sawmill from late 1700/1800s. We had a great time at the Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City. ![]()
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