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Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park

Mackinaw City, MI 49701
231-436-4100
4.5 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
Activities: Hiking
Description: A reconstruction of a mill from the 1790s, Historic Mill Creek is a functioning sawmill.
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Newport, Michigan
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5 reviews 5 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012
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This park is wonderful! My daughters (ages 7 & 10) had such a blast doing the adventure walk which includes climbing a 40 ft. rockclimbing wall, walking across a treetop suspension bridge & going down a 425 ft. zipline. It was so much fun! Our guides were so great with the kids - they were knowledgeable, friendly and fun. The... More

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Michigan
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

You can get a wheelchair around but you are limited to what you can do. Due to the nature of some of the attractions you are limited. Watch out for mosquitoes! More

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102 reviews 102 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012
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Do NOT miss this place - it has history and adventure and really bad mosquitoes! The history part is fascinating. The adventure stuff is so much fun - the bridge, the zip line, and the climbing tower make for a wonderful combination of fun and learning. Awesome Girl Scout trip! More

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Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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43 reviews 43 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2012
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My 8th grade history teacher and the wife of a doctor from Cheboygan discovered this place in the 1970's or so. They researched where the site of the houses and sawmill (for supplying wood to Mackinac Island in about the 1700's) was. Then they dug around and found the foundations!! Now it's a Michigan State Park. They rebuilt the sawmill... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 22, 2011
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It's a pleasant place to visit & it seems their working on trying to make it adventurous. it's nice to walk down the trails, but can easily get hum drum after walking just 1 mile, it's on 600 acres. However more can be done. My husband & I feel they should invest in renting out bikes especially to cruise thru... More

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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2011
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We had a great time...I believe it was $4.50 per adult ....well worthit...then my teenage kids went on the adventure pkg.....it included walking on a swinging bridge...zip lining...and wall rock climbing...the adventure pkg was $7.00 per adult...my kids LOVED IT!!!! More

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Franklin
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2011
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It is worth the trip. We really enjoyed seeing a working wood mill. More

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Michigan
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39 reviews 39 reviews
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95 helpful votes 95 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 5, 2011
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The park is very lovely and large with many walking trails, a lookout to climb (short walk to the lookout) with a view of the bridge, and the adventure tour which includes climbing wall, rope bridge, and zip line. The fee was a little high at $47: we had 2 adults, 2 kids admission and 3 out of the 4... More

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See 4 more reviews by KikisDeliveryService for Mackinaw City
Whiting Indiana
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 26, 2011
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This park is good for walking. They have a small playground for the little ones. We did the adventure tour which included a canopy walk, zipline, and climbing a rock wall. They have a variety of clearly marked walking paths that range in length. There were also other activities going on that we did not participate in and of course... More

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West Branch, Michigan
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 11, 2011
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Historic Mill Creek park is a "new" attraction in northern Michigan. It was discovered in 1972 and opened to the public in 1984. It is a pretty spot, just outside Mackinaw City. There are a variety of nature trails, a comfortable little theater and a small museum that tell the story of the Mill and, the highlight, is a zip-line... More

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