Talk:Mackinac Island

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Is the ban on vehicles total? The article mentions snowmobiles, and I have heard golf carts were permitted.Wachholder0 04:29, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The ban on vehicles is not total. Emergency vehicles are allowed. There is are ambulance, fire engine and a police truck. There are also construction machinery and a small airport. The ban generally extends to personal motorized vehicles. The city itself owns several emergency vehicles and the state brings in heavy machinery for some jobs on the back side of the island.

Snowmobiles are permitted, but wheeled vehicles such as four wheelers are not. It really is the only way to get around in the Winter, and the only way off the island for months after the straights freeze except for one or two single engine 4 seater airplanes. Residents cross to St. Ignace across the ice bridge that forms over Lake Huron ~ about 5 miles distance lined with old christmas trees.

Golf carts are allowed, but strictly limited to operation ON the golf course.

There is much controversy on the island right now over exactly where the ban on motorized vehicles end. Motorized carts for disabled people, electricly assisted bicycles, fully electric bicycles and electric scooters have all caused concern. Local people seek to both preserve the atmosphere of the island, as well as prevent accidents with horses and pedestrians. GreatTurtle 04:53, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Is there any good reason why this article shouldn't be merged with Mackinac Island, Michigan? older≠wiser 00:08, 10 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why not. I first came to this page from a search engine and this is the first I've heard that there were duplicate entries. Go for it.

I disagree. See Talk:Mackinac Island, Michigan. I have since rewritten the article and I think the Rambot material should remain in the the article about the town itself. -- Decumanus | Talk 01:17, 31 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with Decumanus. This page refers to the entire island; the other refers to a municipality on the island. Funnyhat 00:50, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

City of Mackinac Island, Not Village

Seems like there is some confusion regarding the City of Mackinac Island's status as an incorporated city. Yes, the downtown core may seem like a "village" (e.g. quaintness, size, etc.), the Village of Mackinac Island was incorporated as a city in 1900, "under a charter that incorporated an area extending a mile offshore and including nearby Round Island." - "100 Years at Mackinac" by David A. Armour, Mackinac Island State Park Commission, 1995, p.10. Thus, the City of Mackinac Island has been an incorporated city for 105 years -- please leave all references to the City intact in this article. Thanks! CBessert 02:27, September 7, 2005 (UTC)