Editing Mackinaw City, Michigan (section)

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} is a major north–south freeway running the length of the state. From the [[Ohio]] border just north of [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], it proceeds northerly via [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], and [[Grayling, Michigan|Grayling]], crosses the [[Mackinac Bridge]] after passing through the village and continues on to the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]].
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}} has its northern terminus in the village. It is designated as the "Sunrise Side Coastal Highway", and follows the [[Lake Huron]] shoreline south toward [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]] and [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]].
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} ends at I-75 {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of the village, continuing southerly toward along the [[Lake Michigan]] coast toward [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]], [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] and [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]].
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-81|county1=Emmet}} is a County-Designated Highway running southerly toward [[Harbor Springs, Michigan|Harbor Springs]] and [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]].

===Ferry service===
[[File:The Sheppler ferry dock, Mackinaw City, Michigan.jpg|thumb|right|[[Shepler's Ferry]] dock]]
Two ferry companies operate out of Mackinaw City, connecting tourists and commuters to [[Mackinac Island]]: [[Shepler's Ferry]] and [[Star Line Ferry]].

===Bus service===
[[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service between [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] and [[East Lansing, Michigan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2013 |title=East Lansing–Petoskey–St. Ignace |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1488.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629095410/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1488.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2013 |publisher=[[Indian Trails]]}}</ref> and between St. Ignace and [[Bay City, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2013 |title=Bay City–Alpena–Cheboygan–St. Ignace |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1485.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724154150/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1485.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=February 28, 2013 |publisher=Indian Trails}}</ref> Transfer between the lines is possible in Mackinaw City.

===Railways===
The New York Central's [[Michigan Central]] subsidiary, the Pennsylvania Railroad's [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] subsidiary, and other rail lines provided passenger traffic on [[passenger trains|trains]] such as the ''[[Northern Arrow]]'' to Mackinaw City. After the creation of the [[Penn Central]] in 1968, rail traffic diminished and the rail infrastructure deteriorated. The state invested greatly into the failing railways and established the [[Michigan Northern Railway]] to operate passenger and freight operations in the early 1980s. Despite sizable patronage, passenger services, as well as freight, operated in the red, prompting the state government to reassess its commitment to operations of the Michigan Northern Railway. All subsidies terminated in 1984, and the lines were sold to [[CSX Transportation]] in 1987. It dismantled the tracks shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Schwieterman-Leaves-Eastern|pages=139–143}}</ref>

The former Michigan Central line to Mackinaw City was improved under the [[Rails to Trails program]]. It was rededicated in 2008 as the [[North Central State Trail]], providing a public right-of-way from Mackinaw City to [[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]].

===Air===
The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are in [[Pellston Regional Airport]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pellston Regional Airport Serving Northern Michigan Emmet County |url=http://www.pellstonairport.com/ |website=pellstonairport.com}}</ref> [[Cherry Capital Airport]] in Traverse City, and [[Alpena County Regional Airport]] in the Lower Peninsula and [[Chippewa County International Airport]] south of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]], in the eastern Upper Peninsula.