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Thread: Mackinaw island mi trip planning
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09-01-2022, 08:28 PM #11
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09-01-2022, 08:55 PM #12
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I live in St. Louis. Use I-270 or 255 depending on where you are visiting to bypass 70 through the downtown area. If you absolutely must go through downtown, use the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. It's made the drive east much easier than the absolute cluster that is the Poplar Street Bridge. As for safety, St. Louis is like any other major metropolitan area. Just be aware of your surroundings.
I drove to the UP a few years ago with the travel trailer. I took 55 to 94 through Madison and Green Bay and we stayed in Munising near Pictured Rocks. We took a day trip over to Mackinaw Island with the kids and that was enough.
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09-02-2022, 07:58 AM #13
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If your leg to Columbus tries to take you south on US 23, be careful from about 10 miles north of the MI OH state line. Don’t know about the condition of the SB lanes, but NB are among the roughest I’ve ever encounter. Caused a BAL slide cable to break. I75 will avoid this, but takes you through Detroit. Have fun. Mackinaw is wonderful.
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05-31-2023, 10:18 AM #14
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05-31-2023, 08:32 PM #15
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We loved the weather during our trip in late September/early October. It was in the low 40-50's at night and warmed up to the mid 60's during the day. We wore a sweatshirt at night with a jacket over if we were out and during the day we wore a light jacket. You're doing so much walking/hiking around the Mackinaw City area with the old Fort, the dark sky area, lighthouses. We especially enjoyed the McGulpin lighthouse and the walking trails to McGulpin Rock.
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06-01-2023, 06:12 AM #16
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