Feb. 23, 2007

Mackinac Island, Mich. - What does Mackinac Island have in common with the Taj Mahal and Australia's Great Barrier Reef? They were all included in the recent publication 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up, a Frommer's travel guidebook.

The island's entry in the book mentions Lake Shore Boulevard, geological features such as Arch Rock and Sugar Loaf and Fort Mackinac, noting about the latter that "the cliff-top site was chosen specifically for sentries to watch over the lakes, so you can just imagine how fantastic the views are."

The birch-bark chapel in Marquette Park was also highlighted, as well as Mackinac State Historic Parks' buildings on the island's Market Street.

Mackinac State Historic Parks, a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites - which are accredited by the American Association of Museums - include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Visitor Information is available at (231) 436-4100 or on the Web at www.MackinacParks.com.

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