St. Ignace Michigan Area Attractions
St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula
containing 1,700-miles of shoreline and is an all season
recreational area.
Agawa Canyon -
www.agawacanyontourtrain.com in Canada offers
train rides from Sault Sainte Marie, Canada. The narrated
trip will share the history of the Ojibway, fur traders,
lumber jacks, and prospectors. In the winter, they have a
snow train. You will need a passport to go to Canada.
Arnold Lines -
www.arnoldline.com has the longest running season
from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island starting in March and
ending in January or February depending on the ice. They are
located directly across the road.
Carp River -
http://hunts-upguide.com/st_ignace_carp_river_canoe_trail.html
is about 15 miles from St. Ignace. The Carp River is a
second-quality trout stream with brook, rainbow, brown
trout, steelhead, and salmon.
Castle Rock -
www.castlerockmi.com is about 10 minutes away and offers
spectacular views of the Straits of Mackinaw. The platform
is about 200 feet above the surrounding area.
Colonial Michilimackinac -
www.mackinacparks.com/colonial-michilimackinac/ is
located in Mackinaw City. It is a reconstructed French
fur-trading village and military outpost later occupied by
British military and traders. It is a National Historic
Landmark founded in 1715. It features re-enactments from the
British occupation in the 1770s. The British abandoned the
fort in 1780 to establish a new fort on Mackinac Island.
Cut River Bridge
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is 22 miles west of St. Ignace. The bridge spans 641 feet
across the 147 feet deep gorge. Hiking trails or the stairs
will take you to the bottom of the gorge.
www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/up/31CatRiver/index.htm
Drummond Island -
www.drummondislandchamber.com/ is the second largest
fresh water island in the nation and is about 60 miles from
St. Ignace. More than 66% of the land is owned by the state.
The island has 150 miles of shoreline and 34 inland lakes.
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