Despite being spelled differently both Mackinac and Mackinaw are pronounced the same. The word's origins go back to the native Anishinaabe people of Michigan.
1500 vintage tractors from all across the country will head to St. Ignace and Mackinaw City in Michigan to attend the annual Mackinac Bridge Tractor Crossing.
I flew from Stockholm, Sweden to Chicago O'Hare. The SAS flight went right over the Straits of Mackinac. Here are photos of Mackinac Island and the Mackinac Bridge from 40,000 feet.
White Pigeon, MI man Ben Graber, former contestant on the History Channel's Forged in Fire, forges custom blades from steel grating from the Mackinac Bridge.