Lake Shore Drive Paradise
by Jennifer White
Title
Lake Shore Drive Paradise
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
You just can't get enough of the beautiful and breathtaking views of Lake Huron along Mackinac Island's Lake Shore Drive (M-185). Lake Huron is part of the Great Lakes. You feel like you're in a tropical paradise. M-185 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that circles Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination on the Lake Huron side of the Straits of Mackinac, along the island's shoreline. A narrow paved road of 8.004 miles, it offers scenic views of the straits that divide the Upper and the Lower peninsulas of Michigan and Lakes Huron and Michigan. The island is accessible only by passenger ferry. The City of Mackinac Island, which shares jurisdiction over the island with the Mackinac Island State Park Commission (MISPC), calls the highway Main Street within the built-up area on the island's southeast quadrant, and Lake Shore Road elsewhere. M-185 passes by several important sites within Mackinac Island State Park, including Fort Mackinac, Arch Rock, British Landing, and Devil's Kitchen. Lake Shore Road carries the highway next to the Lake Huron shoreline, running between the water's edge and woodlands outside the downtown area.
M-185 is the only state highway in the nation where motor vehicles are banned. Traffic on it is by foot, on horse, by horse-drawn vehicle, or by bicycle. Restrictions on automobiles date back to the 1890s, and since the ban, only a few vehicles have been permitted on the island other than the city's emergency vehicles. The highway was built during the first decade of the 20th century by the state and designated as a state highway in 1933.
This has been featured in the following groups:
-4.4.18 Mackinac Island Michigan
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
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April 4th, 2018
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Steve Henderson
The perfect place to park, get out of the car, and walk down that bank.
Jennifer White replied:
Yes it is, on your on a bike, horse or horse drawn carriage since cars aren't allowed there.
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