https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q An island that became a lifestyle en-us 2019-10-26 22:12:55 UTC 2023-02-24 05:09:13 UTC hello@padlet.com liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956511 Recently, Mackinac was in the news wen Mike Pence visited and brought multiple cars to the island. ]]> 2019-10-27 02:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956511 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956575 The island does not allow cars. The only cars that can be seen on the island are emergency vehicles. The main ways to get around are by bike, horseback, or by horse-drawn carriage.]]> 2019-10-27 02:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956575 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956654 80% of the island is state park. The ideals of protecting nature have continued over the years. ]]> 2019-10-27 02:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956654 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956713 Myth is that the island is really a turtle named Mackinauk. ]]> 2019-10-27 02:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956713 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956792 Ojibwe tribe used to own the island. They sold the island in 1842.]]> 2019-10-27 02:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956792 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956892 When the weather turns frigid, the lake freezes causing an ice bridge to form. Islanders can walk across the lake and are led safely to the other side by a path lined with Christmas trees.  ]]> 2019-10-27 02:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402956892 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957026 Islanders refers to tourists as "fudgies" due to the amount of fudge usually brought by tourists.]]> 2019-10-27 02:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957026 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957136 471 people live on the island all year. Of those, 11% are Native Americans. The median cost for housing is $525,000. When it gets cold, the islanders get around the island using snowmobiles.]]> 2019-10-27 02:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957136 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957215 For most of the year, the best way to get to the island is by ferry. There are two ferries that run: Sheplers (1945) and Star Line (1970s).]]> 2019-10-27 02:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957215 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957291 I have been going to Mackinac island every year since I was 2 years old!]]> 2019-10-27 02:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402957291 liz852963 https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402959285 2019-10-27 02:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/liz852963/yt4vikghho8q/wish/402959285