Mackinac Island, Michigan is a great place for a vacation home!

Mackinac Island (pronounced like MACK-in-aw, note the silent "c") is a small island, 3.776 square miles (9.779 km²) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, which lie between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island's strategic position amidst the commerce of the fur trade of the Great Lakes led to the establishment of Fort Mackinac on the island by the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the scene of two strategic battles during the War of 1812.

In the late 19th century the island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. It continues to be famous for its lack of automobiles and its Victorian resort hotels, especially the Grand Hotel with its 660-foot (201 m) long front porch. Of the island's total area, over 82 percent is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park.