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==Transportation== [[File:Star Line's Mackinac Island Ferry, Mackinac Express.jpg|thumb|alt=A medium-sized watercraft with two hulls.|M/V ''Mackinac Express,'' a high-speed catamaran ferry used to transport people to and from the island]] [[File:Mackinac Island's main town, looking west. Transportation on the island is by horse, bike, or foot..jpg|thumb|right|alt=A street, surrounded on both sides by two- and three-story buildings. One person is riding on horseback in the middle of the street, while others are walking on the sidewalk. Bikes are parked at the curb.|Mackinac Island's main street, looking west. Transportation on the island is by horse, bike, or foot.]] The island can be reached by private boat, by [[ferry]], by small aircraft and, in the winter, by [[snowmobile]] over an [[ice bridge]]. The [[Mackinac Island Airport|airport]] has a {{Convert|3500|ft|m|-1|adj=on}} paved runway, and daily charter air service from the mainland is available.<ref>{{cite web |title=By Air |publisher=Mackinac.com |url=http://www.mackinac.com/content/gettinghere/byair.html |access-date=March 14, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212165328/https://mackinac.com/content/gettinghere/byair.html |archivedate= 12 December 2007}}</ref> In the summer tourist season, ferry service is available from [[Shepler's Ferry]] and [[Mackinac Island Ferry Company]] (formerly Star Line) to shuttle visitors to the island from St. Ignace and Mackinaw City.<ref name="State Parks">{{cite web|title=Mackinac Island FAQs |publisher=Mackinac State Historic Parks |url=http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/mackinac-island-faqs_39/ |access-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320154540/http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/mackinac-island-faqs_39/ |archive-date=March 20, 2007 }}</ref> Motorized vehicles have been [[Auto-free zones|prohibited]] on the island since 1898,<ref>{{cite web |title=What happened to a place in Michigan when cars were banned for 115 years? |date=February 26, 2013 |publisher=Bike Delaware |url=http://www.bikede.org/2013/02/26/the-isle-of-bike/ |access-date=February 28, 2013}}</ref> with the exception of city emergency vehicles (ambulance, police cars and fire trucks), city service vehicles and [[snowmobiles]] during winter. Travel on the island is either by [[walking|foot]], [[bicycle]], horse or [[horse-drawn carriage]]. Roller skates and roller blades are also allowed, except in the downtown area. Bicycles, roller skates/roller blades, carriages, and saddle horses are available for rent. An {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=on}} road follows the island's perimeter, and numerous roads, trails and paths cover the interior.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dearle |first=Brian |title=Mackinac Island |publisher=The New Colonist |url=http://www.newcolonist.com/mackinac.html |access-date=March 14, 2007 |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316191835/http://www.newcolonist.com/mackinac.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[M-185 (Michigan highway)|M-185]], the United States' only state highway without motorized vehicles, makes a circular loop around the island, closely hugging the shoreline.<!-- Is this the same road referred to in the first sentence? Should be combined content --><ref>{{cite web |title=Mackinac Island State Park: Points of Interest |publisher=Mackinac State Historic Parks |url=http://www.mackinacparks.com/mackinac-island-state-park/?l=0,1,10,13,105 |access-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002033/http://www.mackinacparks.com/mackinac-island-state-park/?l=0,1,10,13,105 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Mackinac Island State Park]] covers approximately 80 percent of the area of the island and includes [[Fort Mackinac]], as well as portions of the island's historic [[downtown]] and [[harbor]].<ref name="Historic Treasure"/> No camping is allowed on the island, but numerous hotels and [[bed and breakfast]]s are available.<ref name="State Parks"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Accommodations |publisher=Mackinac.com |url=http://www.mackinac.com/content/accommodations/index.html |access-date=March 14, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426070216/https://mackinac.com/content/accommodations/index.html |archivedate=26 April 2007}}</ref> The downtown streets are lined with many retail stores and restaurants.
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