Travel

Hotel

Mission Point Resort

This is where the reception will be held. As of 7/25/25 they released the room block to the public unfortunately. Of note, there is a 2 night minimum stay at most hotels on the island, including Mission Point. ***There are still some rooms available, you can call the Reservations team ((800) 833-7711) and have them honor the wedding discount if you mention our wedding***

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Chippewa Hotel Waterfront

***As of 7/15/25 all remaining rooms on the block with this hotel were released to the public. They do still have available rooms, you can call them at 906-847-3341 or book online through them, if calling mention our wedding to potentially get a discounted rate.*** The Chippewa Hotel is home to the famous pink pony bar and restaurant where we will meet Friday night and for the wedding after party on Saturday!

Hotel

Other hotels on the island that are close by, listed in order from lowest to highest priced:

-Murray Hotel -Cottage Inn of Mackinac Island -Windermere hotel -Main Street in and suites -Lakeview Inn and Suites hotel -Metivier Inn -Island house hotel -Bicycle Street Inn and Suites -Lilac tree suites -Iroquois -Inn on mackinaw -The Grand Hotel

Travel Note

Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry

Shepler's Ferry is providing a discounted ride and parking to all wedding guests from St. Ignace or Mackinac City. You can purchase discounted tickets in advance online at http://www.sheplersferry.com/ (click the link below) using the promo code 25septwed, or you can reference our wedding name at the ticket office when making your ticket purchase at the time of arrival for the discounted rate. Overnight parking at Shepler's offsite lots is lower cost than their onsite parking lots and there is a complimentary shuttle service that runs a continuous loop to and from the parking lot to the ferry docks. Day Parking- on site: $10 Standard Parking- off site: $20/night Premium Parking- on site at the dock: $45/night Official Ferry schedules can be found online at the link below. Timelines of departures are listed here: -Departure from Mackinac City on 9/12/25 every 30 minutes to an hour beginning at 7:30am, last ferry at 7:30pm. -Departure from Mackinac Island to Mackinac City on 9/14/25 every 30 minutes to an hour beginning at 8:00am, last ferry at 8:00pm. -Departure from St. Ignace on 9/12/25 every 30 minutes to an hour beginning at 7:30am, last ferry at 6:30pm. -Departure from Mackinac Island to St. Ignace on 9/14/25 every 30 minutes to an hour beginning at 8:00am, last ferry at 7:00pm.

Flight

Pellston Regional Airport (PLN), Pellston, MI

You can fly into Pellston airport and take a taxi or rent a car to drive to Mackinac City. Or you can take a shuttle from the airport to Mackinac City. (About a 20 minute drive). Mackinaw Shuttle is available from Pellston Regional Airport (PLN) to Mackinaw City ferry docks. Both departure and return shuttles can be reserved ahead of time. Visit the Mackinaw Shuttle website (https://mackinawshuttle.com/) or call 231-539-7005 for more information and pricing. Northern Transport & Shuttle also schedules shuttles in advance from the airport to Mackinac City ferry docks, to schedule your reservation call 906-430-5337 .

Flight

Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)

You can fly into Chippewa County Airport and take a taxi or rent a car to drive to St. Ignace, or there are shuttles that you can schedule to take you from the airport to St. Ignace (about a 30 minute drive). Northern Transport & Shuttle offers shuttle service to and from St. Ignace ferry docks to Mackinac Island. You can call (906) 430-5337 to make a reservation. Mackinaw Shuttle is also available for shuttles to St. Ignace ferry docks. Both departure and return shuttles can be reserved ahead of time. Visit the Mackinaw Shuttle website (https://mackinawshuttle.com/) or call 231-539-7005 for more information and pricing.

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Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), Traverse City, MI

You can fly into Traverse City and rent a car to drive (about 2 hours) north to Mackinac City. (May require connection through Detroit or Chicago). You can also schedule a shuttle to Mackinac City ferry docks from Traverse City, which is about a 2 hour ride. Mackinaw Shuttle has a shuttle available with advance reservations from the Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) to Mackinac City ferry docks depending on availability. Both departure and return shuttles can be reserved ahead of time. Visit the Mackinaw Shuttle website (https://mackinawshuttle.com/) or call 231-539-7005 for more information and pricing.

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Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), Detroit, MI

You can fly into Detroit and rent a car to drive to Mackinac City (about a 4.5 hour drive).