If you drive the bridge this is a must. What it took to build and the engineering, logistics not to mention the weather.
One of the few great things left in Michigan lol. I remember travelling here when my HS basketball team would play Cedarville, it was always the most anticipated trip of the year.
Love going up and seeing all the artifacts and movie reels. It never gets old, and it's FREE! Make time to watch the longer reel, the details are worth it.
It's really gratifying that someone took the time to start and maintain this museum. It's located upstairs in the Mama Mia pizza restaurant and there is a lot to see up there including videos, displays, articles, and a little store. We were up there at least 30 minutes and you could easily do longer if you wanted to. It would be fascinating for anyone to learn about the building of the Mackinaw Bridge, but I believe it's especially important for anyone who lives here to understand what went in to creating this piece of history and how monumental and forward it was for its time. It's all completely free, but there is a little collection bin for donations if you're so inclined. We really enjoyed it and will check it out again next time we visit.
We always check out the museum located above (upstairs) Mama Mia's Pizza in downtown Mackinaw City. Visit while waiting for your pizza order.The museum is free. To a history buff, you will find some really cool pictures, movies, tools, etc. The museum is small, but you can spend as much time as you want if you want to read everything on display.If you have dust allergies, wear a mask. Just sayin'
This bridge is awesome and the history behind it and how the people stood together and didn't give up to get it was awesome.
Enjoyed all the history in this area of our country! If anyone gets the opportunity to go, do so! You will not regret your visit always new stuff to be on display real people in character doing what they did in the day. A show preformed by the characters and then invite you the spectator to enjoy the fun that was shared in that era, songs and dance etc.
This was a let down. Luckily it was free. But, if you're in town and looking for something indoors to do, stop in and watch the video. That piece was worthwhile to learn about the history of the bridge.
Very well kept, very informative, we enjoyed ourselves alot, found this our last day on vacation. Glad we found it lots of good things to look at in here.
Local history, doesn't take a lot of time, and gives a good background to the straits of Mackinac area.