Mackinac & Straits
Mackinaw City
The base for the Straits, beside the Mackinac Bridge at the tip of the Lower Peninsula, with a reconstructed colonial fort and ferries to Mackinac Island.
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Mackinaw City Municipal Marina
The Village of Mackinaw City's marina on the Straits of Mackinac, a harbor of refuge for transient boats with showers and a boaters' lounge.
The Mackinaw City Municipal Marina is one of the village-owned waterfront parks on South Huron Avenue, built with federal and state funds and run as a harbor of refuge for transient boats in the Straits. Its lawn hosts community events and band concerts, and it holds a veterans memorial and three Civil War cannons from the USS Hartford.
Boaters docking here have showers, restrooms and an indoor recreation area. The village’s 1,100-foot fishing and observation pier and a chain of shoreline parks with views of the Mackinac Bridge and the islands are nearby. The DNR’s Straits State Harbor is a separate facility close by on the same street.
Slips, fuel and services
Reservations
The DNR harbor map lists the marina as booked through the state system, and the village website links to its MiDNRReservations.com page.
Transient slips
The village describes the marina as a harbor of refuge for transient vessels using the Straits area.
Services
Restrooms, showers and an indoor boater recreation area are available to those docking at the marina, and the state tourism listing adds laundry.
Anything not listed here is unverified. Contact the harbor before arriving. Not for navigation: use current NOAA charts and the NWS marine forecast.
Location
Map of Mackinaw City Municipal Marina
1 place on an OpenStreetMap map
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Ashore in Mackinaw City
Hotels and inns
Mid-range
Holiday Inn Express Mackinaw CityAAA Three Diamond
Listed as open all year.
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More places to stay in Mackinaw City
- Deer Head Inn · A bed and breakfast in a restored 1913 Arts and Crafts home, among the oldest houses in Mackinaw City, a short walk from the island ferries.
- Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau places to stay · The visitors bureau's listings of hotels, motels, B&Bs, cabins, cottages, condo rentals and campgrounds in the Mackinaw City area.
On the water
Bay · Mackinac & Straits
Straits of Mackinac
The strait between Michigan's peninsulas, with harbors at Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island, the bridge, island ferries and protected shipwrecks.
- Public launch