![]() The oldest-surviving church building in all of Michigan, the Mission Church on Mackinac Island (right), is open daily for tours in season and is also a popular wedding venue. Mackinac Island’s historic Fort Mackinac today (right) still overlooks downtown from high above the bluffs of Mackinac Island just as it did in 1880, and back in 1780 when the British moved the fort to the island.Īn observation tower no longer stands at Fort Holmes (left) on the highest point of Mackinac Island, but you still can get a beautiful view of the Mackinac Bridge and the entire Straits of Mackinac from way up there. Mackinac Island’s Sugar Loaf, as seen from below during the Mackinac National Park era (left) and from up above at Point Lookout, is every bit as much of a geological oddity today as it was then. Mackinac Island’s iconic Arch Rock offered an unparalleled photo backdrop during the Mackinac National Park era (left), just as it does today. Thanks to Mackinac State Historic Parks for the old photos! Take a look below at what the popular landmarks of Mackinac National Park looked like in the late 1800s, and how Mackinac Island State Park looks today. ![]()
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