Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The US island with no cars and one horse for every person
Mackinac Island is an 11 km2 small island in Lake Huron in Michigan, an upper Midwestern state in the USA, whose capital city, Detroit, is known for its iconic automotive industry. In the late 19th century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. Many of the structures on the island have undergone extensive historical preservation and restoration. Because of its historic significance, the entire island is listed as a National Historic Landmark in the US. Only 600 or so residents live on this tiny island, along with roughly the same number of horses, and 1,500 bicycles for hire, but no automobiles whatsoever. Those horses keep things running, including transportation and garbage collection. Still, there are over 1,600 rooms in hotels, resorts, B&Bs, condominiums, cottages, and homes to accommodate over a million visitors annually, but no chain hotels. If you’re interested in a historic American town without motor vehicles, Mackinac Island is the place to visit. It only takes a 20-minute ferry ride from St. Ignace and Mackinaw City.
Read the article and learn about this car-free island in Michigan.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250425-the-us-island-where-cars-are-banned
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