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Mackinac Bridge Walk Returns for 2021: What You Need to Know

Mackinac Bridge Walk Returns for 2021: What You Need to Know

July 4, 2021
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Since 1958, Labor Day in Michigan has been celebrated as the only day of the year that pedestrians can walk across the Mackinac Bridge. The…

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60 Facts and Figures About the Mackinac Bridge

60 Facts and Figures About the Mackinac Bridge

November 1, 2017
by Chris Katje
Landmarks

The Mackinac Bridge opened on November 1st 1957. This important Michigan landmark bridged two peninsulas and made travel between the two large areas quicker and…

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flag on the Mackinac Bridge Memorial Day

American Flag on the Mackinac Bridge Flies for Memorial Day

May 29, 2017
by Chris Katje
Landmarks

One of the most talked about events in Michigan on Memorial Day centered on the Mackinac Bridge. A giant American flag proudly flew on the…

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Jim Dreyer Putting “Superhuman” and “The Human Tugboat” Nicknames to Test by Pulling a Lincoln MKC to Mackinac Island

Jim Dreyer Putting “Superhuman” and “The Human Tugboat” Nicknames to Test by Pulling a Lincoln MKC to Mackinac Island

August 6, 2015
by Chris Katje
Vacation

If you don’t know the name Jim Dreyer yet, chances are you don’t know how determined the endurance swimmer is in completing challenges. Fresh off…

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Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 2015 to Feature Inaugural Mighty Mac Swim Event

Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 2015 to Feature Inaugural Mighty Mac Swim Event

February 12, 2015
by Chris Katje
Landmarks

Since 1958, Michigan residents and people from all over the World have walked across the five mile Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day each year. That…

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