Great Loop Lifestyle - Mackinaw City & Mackinac Island

This video covers what to see and do near the marinas in both Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island is a must-see on the Great Loop, whether you tie up on Island or take a slip in Mackinaw City and take the ferry across. Mackinac Island is a step back in time. With no motorized vehicles allowed on the Island, all transportation is by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage.

Author

Kim Russo

Director, AGLCA

Following several years in various roles within the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association, Kimberly Russo became Director of AGLCA in 2015, She has presented on the Great Loop at many of the nation’s largest boat shows, including Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and New England, as well as TrawlerFest and Cruisers’ University. Kim’s own Great Loop adventure is finally underway! She officially began the Loop in February of 2022 from Fort Myers, Florida aboard The Perch, a Silverton 410 Cockpit Motor Yacht. She hopes to cross her wake in late 2023. Before beginning the Great Loop, Kim’s boating experience was primarily in and around her home waters of Charleston, South Carolina where she has lived and boated for more than 25 years.