mackinac bridge

Avoiding Michigan's Mackinac Bridge turns a 5-mile trip between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace into an 897-mile slog around Lake Michigan or a 1,671-mile journey through Canada, making the bridge the only practical route.

Two paddleboarders make the ultimate Michigan journey crossing two Great Lakes in just minutes.

If you haven't noticed them before, now you will!

Brevort, Michigan, has no official borders or population, yet it’s filled with history, lodging, and legendary smoked fish.

As fast as drivers can generally get across the Mackinac Bridge, delays are expected for the 2025 holiday season.

What began as a traffic stop ended in chaos as a Northville led police on a 30-mile chase. He sped across the Mackinac Bridge, crashed through a toll booth, and tried to carjack a woman with a child.

It wasn’t a boat going under the Mackinac Bridge in 1959—it was a U.S. Air Force bomber, and the stunt got the pilot grounded for good.

There is an odd class of Michigan residents who have absolutely no desire to visit the state's iconic Mackinac Bridge.

While it's technically possible to tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, it seems unlikely. Here's how a Mackinac Tunnel would compare to other tunnels around the country and world.

Discovering the Reality of Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Height

The Mackinac Bridge is an icon of the state of Michigan - but could it collapse if struck by a moving boat?

Learn how the closure of the Mackinac Bridge disrupts travel and forces drivers to seek alternative accommodations in nearby towns.