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Your guide to Mackinac Island, Michigan assisted living facilities. With so many senior housing options available, how do you know which one is right for your family?
Our Senior Living Advisors live in the Mackinac Island area and can provide you with an insider's view of local communities including pricing information and distinctive features.
Request information online by filling out the form to the right or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Mackinac Island assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
The official website for the city of Mackinac Island is http://www.cityofmi.org/.
Cities near Mackinac Island offering memory care options
Saint Ignace | Mackinaw City | Pointe Aux Pins | Carp Lake | Hessel | Levering | Cheboygan | Mullett Lake | Moran | Rudyard | Pellston -
Assisted Living Costs in Nearby Cities
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Facts about Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is also known as: Mackinac Island.
Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, the city had a permanent population of 492, although there are thousands of seasonal workers and tourists during the summer months. An important fur trading center from the eighteenth century, with a predominately French-speaking population of French Canadians and Metis, after the War of 1812, it gained more Anglo-American residents. From 1818-1882 the city was the county seat of the former Michilimackinac County, which was later organized as Mackinac County with St. Ignace designated as the county seat. The city includes all of Mackinac Island and the unpopulated Round Island, which is federally owned and part of Hiawatha National Forest. The city limits include all of Mackinac Island State Park, which area makes up 80% of Mackinac Island; it is governed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. The city is served by the Mackinac Island Public School.A unique local ordinance prohibits the use of any motor vehicles on the island. The most common means of travel are foot, bicycle, or horseback. Certain enumerated exceptions include emergency vehicles, electric wheelchairs for those with disabilities, snowmobiles in winter, and golf carts for on-course use only. Mackinac Island is home to the famed Grand Hotel. The 1980 movie Somewhere in Time was filmed here, and the city made an exception to allow the production company to use motorized vehicles on the island.Mackinac Island is also noted for its many fudge shops on the island. The island has a very large industry making fudge in a traditional manner, creating large portions on cold marble slabs. The many varieties are a tourist draw and common gift throughout Michigan.
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Population shifts in Mackinac Island
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Average temperatures in Mackinac Island
Line in orange is average highs...line in blue is average lows.
Average rainfall in Mackinac Island
