Mackinaw City/Island Photo Trip

dragon300zx

Prices are based on double occupancy.

From $97.03 economy to $187.03 premium waterfront 2 nights Sept 9th & 10th or Oct. 7th and 8th
From $85.78 economy to $125.16 premium waterfront 2 nights Oct 14th & 15th

This package Includes:

(2) Nights Lodging at your choice of hotel in Mackinaw City
* Round trip ferry boat ticket to Mackinac Island
* Mackinac Island Carriage Tour
* Admission to Fort Mackinac

From $153.84 economy to $288.84 premium waterfront 3 nights Sept 9th 10th 11th or Oct. 7th, 8th, and 9th.
From $136.97 economy to $196.03 premium waterfront 3 nights Oct 14th 15th 16th

This package Includes:

(3) Nights Lodging at your choice of hotel in Mackinaw City
* Round trip ferry boat ticket to Mackinac Island
* Mackinac Island Carriage Tour
* Mackinaw Trolley Tour (Historical / Trail Tour)
* Admission to Colonial Michilmackinac
* Admission to Fort Mackinac
* Admission to Mill Creek
* Admission to Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

Things to photograph while we are there:

Mackinaw Bridge
Lighthouses
Arch Rock
The Grand Hotel
Skull Cave
Devils Kitchen
Another big rock that I can’t remember the name of
Nature
Landscapes
Old Military Forts
Historic wood mill
If we have time to go over the bridge to the up (this would be a three day kinda thing) there are some nice waterfalls.
Candid people shots
And plenty of other things.

Those are just dates I was thinking off possibly going on. If we wanted to make it later in oct to try and get colors, or earlier we could do that as well. Anyone interested? When would you be interested in going? The Forts will be open till Oct 9th (their last day of the season). So if you want pictures inside the forts and what not (usually a good thing) we would have to go before then. Though if there aren't any colors then, there could always be another weekend road trip just to drive around and get colors if people wanted. Anyways, Anyone game?

Oh and there's lots of great places to :eat.

Usually fall colors begin in mid-September and run through the end of October, peaking at varying times throughout the state depending on frost conditions. Except for the far western quarter of the Michigan Upper Peninsula which peaks from mid-September to early October, all other areas in the U.P. peak from late-September to mid-October. The expected peak color for the Lower Peninsula is from late September to late October. Of course, this is an "expected" time-frame. The actual timing is up to Mother Nature! We'll open this page for posting around the 2nd week of September each year. Enjoy the show!

Found that online.

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I am interested but have another trip I am planning for October for my club. If the dates end up different, I would like to go. We'll see as plans firm up.

dragon300zx

Anyone else game? Path, how bout you? Trying to get some people from over at FM too so we have a decent size group if possible.

dragon300zx

OK seeing as I haven't gotten to much feedback on dates but instead jsut general interest I guess I'll have to pick the dates. Since I like going up there and it isn't all that super expensive. I'll figure on making two runs myself so more people can go if one of the weekends doesn't work for them hopefully the second will.

First run will be Sept 16th, 17th, (and possibly the 18th (changed from the 9th, 10th, 11th to try and hit fall colors same price as original dates)).

Second run will be October 14th, 15th, (and possibly 16th).

The third day will be optional.

Please let me know asap if you can attend so the hotel arraingments can be made. Ideally I need to know by August 9th.