No-Cars-on-the-Road Island

Mackinac Island is famous for its fudge, Grand Hotel (featured in the 1980 film “Somewhere in Time” starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour), and disallowance of motorized vehicles. Although the place is often overrun by tourists like us, it retains a magic—a carefully crafted one—that’s not unlike the kind one experiences at Disney. And it’s even more magical to spend island time with friends and family, which is exactly what we did on this fine July day.