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Fall Escape to Mackinac

If you've only been to Michigan's Mackinac region during the summer (or never been there at all), you owe yourself a fall trip. You'll find the best seats on ferries, prime lakeside restaurant tables, wonderfully deserted hiking trails and bargain hotel rates.

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Autumn on the straits

After Labor Day, crowds at this Michigan hot spot melt into a trickle of a few hundred daily visitors. Northern days get chilly here -- sweatshirts and shorts weather, really. But they reveal a quieter version of the area's famed lakes, bike trails, historic parks and restaurants. Value adds up this time of year, too, with hotel rates dropping 15 percent or more.

Browse our slideshow to view some of the fall activities awaiting visitors to Mackinac Island (left) and the areas just north and south of the 5-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac. More detailed information to help you plan your trip starts on slide 15.