WE ARE PLANNING A ROAD TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO MACKINACK ISLAND ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, THEN RETURNING TO CHICAGO ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE. THE FIRST HALF IS PRETTY WELL PLANNED, BUT WE ARE STUCK ON THE RETURN PART. WE PLAN TO SPEND 3 DAYS FROM MACKINACK TO CHICAGO AND WOULD APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS ON ROUTES, PLACES TO STOP OVERNIGHT, RESTAURANTS, SIGHTS.....GEMS OF ANY NATURE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
MACKINACK ISLAND TO CHICAGO VIA WESTERN ROUTE
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As you traverse Michigan's UP, detour a bit to Pictured Rocks Nat. Lakeshore on Lake Superior. Also in Wisconsin, the Door Peninsula has some very scenice spots.
BTW, the island uses the French spelling-Mackinac. The city on the mainland uses the English spelling-Mackinaw, but they're both pronounced the same.
I would visit Tahquamenon Falls, Whitefish Point with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Grand Marais and Pictured Rocks, all in the eastern Upper Penninsula and taking about a day and a half. You ight also see the Soo Locks in Sault Ste Marie, depending on your interests.