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Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The population greatly increases during the tourist season with seasonal workers for the large number of hotels and other recreational facilities along the Straits of Mackinac. Mackinaw City is the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge, which allows travel to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Mackinaw City, along with St. Ignace across the straits, is a base for ferries to Mackinac Island.

Three ferry companies operate out of Mackinaw City, connecting tourists and commuters to Mackinac Island.

Historically, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Arrow and other rail lines provided passenger traffic to Mackinaw City.

The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in Pellston Regional Airport, Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport and Alpena County Regional Airport in the Lower peninsula and Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste. Marie, in the eastern Upper peninsula.

The Mackinaw Trail aka Mackinac Trail is an historically important route to and from the city, both from the north and the south.

Mackinaw City is the most popular tourist city in the state of Michigan followed by Traverse City, Muskegon, Sault Ste. Marie and Ludington. Local attractions include Fort Michilimackinac, the Mackinac Bridge, the Mackinaw Crossings shopping mall, and the Old Mackinac Point Light.

The larger portion of the village, in area, is in Wawatam Township, Emmet County, though the downtown district and much of the development lies within Mackinaw Township, Cheboygan County. Interstate 75 is one major highway serving the area. U.S. Highway 23 has its northern terminus in the village and U.S. Highway 31 ends in a junction with I-75 just four miles to the south. The village is also served by M-108.

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