Discovering YOU Magazine September 2022 Issue | Page 28

VACATION AND TRAVEL

Article by Michael Joseph Lynch

Michigan & Ohio Interstate-75 Attractions

Colonial Fort Michilimackinac with the bridge (Interstate75) in the background

different states and it's 1,786 miles in length. I will try to list only the most interesting stops, but there are many.

Now, Sault Ste Marie is directly off Interstate 75 and they have the Soo Locks as a major attraction, plus they also have dinner and sightseeing cruises offered, as well as many other things, off of exits 392 & 394. Then there is Mackinac City right there in Lower Michigan. There is so much to see and do there that I could list like, Colonial Fort Michilimackinac, with not only the city but Mackinac Island too, located off of exits 337, 338, and 339. See website!

In the city of Grayling is Hartwick Pines, State Park. Hartwick Pines State

You will find traveling down Interstate-75 that you will find a multitude of attractions only a few miles or less off the Interstate exits. Some of these attractions I’ve used as a rest stop just to stretch my legs on the way to my planned destination. When you cover Interstate 75 from Michigan to Florida you can imagine the number and variety of attractions along the way, from museums, zoos, parks, historic sites, etc. There’s so much to see and do along Interstate 75! You will also find that Interstate-75 starts at Sault Ste. Marie is in northern Michigan at the U.S./Canada border and ends in West Miami, Florida. This interstate goes through six