Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge

2007 is the 50th Anniversary of the Mighty Mac. We’ll be telling the story of the Mackinac Bridge piece by piece here on Absolute Michigan and on Michigan in Pictures and we’ll post links to the photos and stories below. If you have some links to share, please add them in the comments. If you want to link to this page, feel free to use the button above!

Mackinac Bridge | 1957 – 2007

Celebrate the Mackinac Bridge’s 50th birthday with this Mackinac Bridge 50th Anniversary puzzle from Barn House Puzzle.
Report on the 2007 Mackinac Bridge Walk – an estimated 57,000 people walked (or ran, wheeled or swam) the Mackinac Bridge in 2007. That’s short of the 85,000 that traversed the span in 1992, but still a whole lot of folks!
The Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk at Michigan in Pictures has all you need to know – and lots of photos – about this Michigan Labor Day tradition!
Making money at the Straits BEFORE the Bridge recalls how the car ferry across the Straits of Mackinac provided an economic bonanza for local residents.
Michigan History: The Mackinac Bridge Opens relates how the November 1, 1957 opening of the Mackinac Bridge was cause for great celebration
50th Birthday party for the Mackinac Bridge a celebration of the Mighty Mac with events including parades in both St. Ignace & Mackinaw City, bridge building demonstrations, Great Lakes folk music, food vendors, fireworks and much more.
Michigan History: Soaring Beneath the Bridge follows U.S. Air Force Captain John S. Lappo on a costly flight under the Mackinac Bridge. Kids – don’t try this at home!!
Michigan History: They Paid the Highest Price looks at the danger involved in the construction of the Mackinac Bridge.
Michigan History: Bridging the Straits provides a broad overview of the political challenges involved in the linking Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
Mackinac Bridge Tower on Michigan in Pictures is a cool photo of one of the massive towers on the bridge (this job isn’t really all that hard, is it).
Michigan Video: On top of the Mackinac Bridge from Wild Weekend TV features a tour of some sights most people will never see on the Mackinac Bridge. Be sure to check this one out!
Photo Friday: Mackinac Bridge by maproomsystems is a cool riff on yesterday & today at the Mackinac Bridge.
“Mackinac Bridge” photos on Michigan in Pictures will give you all the photos and links that have appeared here. Many of these are suitable as wallpaper for your computer.
You can get stories and links at Absolute Michigan keyword “Mackinac Bridge” including the story of the 1958 Mackinac Bridge commemorative stamp.
The Mackinac Bridge: Making Michigan, Michigan on Michigan in Pictures is where we introduced this whole idea and has some cool links. It also explores the whole “Mackinac or Mackinaw” issue.