{"id":125,"date":"2010-11-24T15:24:39","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T19:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2012-10-31T16:42:41","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:42:41","slug":"fall-and-winter-travel-to-mackinac-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"Fall and Winter Travel To Mackinac Island – 2012 – 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Although the “tourist season” finishes up at the end of October, you can travel and stay on Mackinac Island all year long. Here are some resources to help plan your fall and winter trips to Mackinac Island. (We will continue to update this throughout the fall and winter.)<\/p>\n

Ferry Schedules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arnold Transit Co.<\/a><\/strong> – operates until the ice freezes on a limited schedule from St. Ignace.<\/p>\n

LODGING<\/strong><\/p>\n

PONTIAC LODGE<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Pontiac Lodge is open year-round. (Click here for their reservations page with winter hours and information.<\/a>) – Call (906) 847-3364<\/strong><\/p>\n

BOGAN LANE INN BED & BREAKFAST<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Bogan Lane Inn is also open year-round for fall and winter travelers. Check the website for the latest updates. – Call (906) 847-3439<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE COTTAGE INN<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Cottage Inn will be open this winter. Their winter season is currently December 1, 2010 through February 20, 2011 (Check their schedule here for the latest updates.<\/a>) – Call 906-847-4000<\/strong><\/p>\n

HARBOR PLACE STUDIO SUITES<\/a><\/strong>
\nHarbor Place Studio Suites are also open year-round – (800) 626-6304<\/strong><\/p>\n

For additional Lodging Information visit Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau – Winter Information<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"DINING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mustang Lounge<\/a>
\nCawthorne’s Village Inn<\/a>
\n(Cawthorne’s Village Inn — formerly the Village Inn, established in 1981 — is Grand Hotel’s newest casual dining option. Located on Hoban Street and just a block off Mackinac’s Main Street, Cawthorne’s will be open year round and feature a seasonally changing menu.)<\/p>\n

TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arnold Line Ferry<\/a> operates until the ice freezes on a limited schedule
\nShepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry<\/a> operates until the ice freezes on a limited schedule from St. Ignace.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes Air<\/a> operates daily scheduled flights from St. Ignace to the Island<\/p>\n

OTHER SERVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doud’s Market <\/a>and Harrisonville General Store will also be open for groceries.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winter on Mackinac Island – Winter Events and Business Listings<\/a><\/p>\n

Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau – Winter Information<\/a><\/p>\n

New Year’s Eve on Mackinac Island:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restaurants:<\/strong>
\nCawthorne’s Village Inn
\nMustang Lounge
\nHuron Street Pub<\/p>\n

Groceries:<\/strong>
\nDoud’s Market
\nHarrisonville General<\/p>\n

Downtown Shopping:<\/strong>
\nSelect shops (2-5) will be open over the holiday<\/p>\n

Hotels:<\/strong>
\nBogan Lane Inn
\nHarbor Place Studio Suites
\nPark Place Suites
\nPontiac Lodge
\nSunset Condos
\nand the Straits Lodge at Mission Point Resort<\/p>\n

Getting Here:<\/strong>
\nArnold Transit Company
\nGreat Lakes Air
\nboth from St. Ignace only
\n
\nGetting Around:<\/strong>
\nMackinac Island Taxi (906) 847-3323 for reservations<\/p>\n

Snowmobiles:<\/strong>
\nYou may bring your own snowmobile weather permitting via Arnold Transit, call (906) 847-3351 for details. Know you will need to stop by the Police Dept. to register your sled and also the Mackinac Island Airport for the Island trail sticker.<\/p>\n

Skiing:<\/strong>
\nProvided there is ample snow, the Mackinac Island Ski Club will groom the cross country ski trails.<\/p>\n

More: www.mackinacisland.org\/winter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although the “tourist season” finishes up at the end of October, you can travel and stay on Mackinac Island all year long. Here are some resources to help plan your fall and winter trips to Mackinac Island. (We will continue to update this throughout the fall and winter.)\nFerry Schedules\nArnold Transit Co. – operates until the […]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}