How to make Mackinac Island USA Today's best summer travel spots.

On your way to Traverse City, Leelanau, Alpena or Mackinac -- there are plenty of smaller attractions to check out on your way.

According to the commission, about four miles of Line 5′s two 20-inch pipelines will be replaced with a single 30-inch pipeline that will be placed inside a concrete-lined tunnel routed under the lake bed.

Tolls currently cost $8 in Canadian currency compared to $4 in U.S. currency.

A Michigan bird watcher spotted an estimated 25,000 Redhead ducks gathered at the Mackinac Straits on Wednesday.

Beaver Island is one of only a handful of places to have had a self-proclaimed monarchy.

The Mackinac Bridge Authority has announced that the annual bridge walk will take place on September 5, starting at 7 a.m.

Local 4 is taking a trip to Mackinac Island this Tuesday morning.

The Great Lakes Coast Guard and others responded to a stranded passenger ferry in the Straits of Mackinac on Tuesday night.

The Great Lakes Coast Guard and others are responding to a stranded passenger ferry in the Straits of Mackinac on Tuesday night.

Video shows ice falling from the Mackinac Bridge last week, a danger that forced the bridge to close for multiple days.

A longtime staple of Mackinac Island transportation is changing hands.

On your way to Traverse City, Leelanau, Alpena or Mackinac -- there are plenty of smaller attractions to check out on your way.

This weekend is the annual Port Huron-to-Mackinac sailboat race, the longest freshwater sailboat race in the world.

The Mackinac Bridge in northern Michigan has reopened to traffic Sunday afternoon after being closed due to a bomb threat.

A historic home on Mackinac Island was badly damaged Sunday evening due to a fire.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is threatening to go after Enbridge's profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if it isn't shut down.

Michigan State Police are investigating a felony trespassing case involving a person who was spotted climbing the Mackinac Bridge. “This is not a harmless stunt; it’s inexcusably reckless,” said MBA Executive Secretary Kim Nowack. When another alarm was activated several hours later, they observed someone leaving the bridge. Michigan State Police (MSP) D/Sgt. “We will use all of our resources to identify and prosecute this individual.”From August: Info sought about plane that flew under Mackinac Bridge: See video

Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. "They have repeatedly violated the terms of the 1953 easement by ignoring structural problems that put our Great Lakes and our families at risk. The pipeline moves about 23 million gallons (87 million liters) daily between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario, traversing parts of northern Michigan and Wisconsin. One of the pipeline supports was damaged this summer, apparently by a boat cable. Placing the pipes beneath a busy shipping lane with no protective cover violated the state's duty to protect the public's interest in Great Lakes waters and bottomlands, the document said.

The analysis was requested by Oil & Water Don't Mix, a coalition of environmental, business and tribal organizations. Enbridge spokesman Ryan Duffy said the tunnel plans were developed in consultation with experienced geologists and engineers. During an online news conference, O'Mara said the tunnel plans had changed considerably since a 2017 assessment, which described the project as feasible and low-risk. The department plans to issue rulings by the end of the year. Spokesman Nick Assendelft said department staffers would consider the findings of the Oil & Water Don't Mix reviewers along with other public comments.

DETROIT Mackinac Island is one of Michigans most popular summer destinations, and after being shut down by the coronavirus (COVID-19), its now ready to welcome visitors back. Mackinac Island depends heavily on tourists to stay afloat, but during the pandemic, that came to a screeching halt. READ: Michigan company announces daily, nightly trips to Mackinac Island on pirate shipNow the island will bring tourists back at a socially acceptable distance. Mackinac Island is a great escape and a beautiful retreat for Michiganders and visitors from around the world. Ware and her team have worked with other business owners to come up with safe and effective ways for visitors to return to the island.