Mackinac Island

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 10 min
  • Premiere: 1944. March 18.

This Traveltalk series short begins in Chicago, where the narrator and his crew board a cruise ship. After a 20-hour trip up Lake Michigan, they arrive at Mackinac Island, near the southeast tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. On the island, we see many of the attractions for which it is famous. These include Arch Rock, Old Fort Mackinack, and a hotel owned by Chauncey Depew. No automobiles are allowed on the island. Transportation is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages.

Discover

James A. FitzPatrick

Narrator (voice)

Camera

Virgil Miller

Director of Photography

Directing

Production

Sound

Nat W. Finston

Music Supervisor

Camera

Virgil Miller

Director of Photography

Directing

Production

Sound

Nat W. Finston

Music Supervisor