Travel + Leisure dubs Mackinac Island best island in continental US

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WLUC) – Journey + Leisure Journal detailed northern Michigan’s Mackinac Island as the No. 1 Best Island in the Continental U.S. on Tuesday.

Mackinac Island took the cake in this year’s record, known as a Midwestern Haven by the journal. Every single 12 months for the “World’s Best” awards, the magazine’s readers can weigh in to amount travel spots. In 2021, Hilton Head in South Carolina topped the listing.

Travel + Leisure reviews 80% of the roughly 4-square-mile island on Lake Huron is secured as a state park. Site visitors can take a look at the island by foot, bike or horse-drawn carriage, but no vehicles are permitted.

Mackinac Island is household to the Grand Hotel where patrons can unwind with a cocktail on the 660-foot-long porch. Vacationers can decide on from 13 distinctive fudge retailers, check out historic Fort Mackinac, look at out the butterfly residence and take pleasure in multiple hiking and biking trails.

Mackinac Island was also ranked 23rd on the 2022 Very best Islands in the World.

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