As the northern most county in the Michigan’s lower peninsula, Cheboygan County is full of iconic attractions, hidden gems, and opportunities galore for outdoor enthusiasts. Home of the majestic Mackinac Bridge—or Mighty Mac, as Michiganders often say—state historic parks, quaint shops, numerous state parks and county recreational areas, the inland waterways, and many other attractions, Cheboygan County will not disappoint. Whether you enjoy riding your ORV/ATV, biking, cross-country skiing, hiking, or boating, you will find an abundance of trails to explore. Cheboygan was recently given the “Trails Town” designation, and trails are plentiful—for every type of activity. Cheboygan County is also the gateway to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Mackinac Island, both of which hold a special place in the hearts of Michiganders.
Getting to Know the Communities: Overview
- Cheboygan
- Indian River
- Mackinaw City
- Wolverine
Area Attractions
- US 23 Heritage Route Points of Interest
- 101 Fun Things to do in Cheboygan
- Aloha State Park
- Black Lake State Forest Campground - Lower (Boat Ramp)
- Black Lake State Forest Campground - Upper (ORV Camping)
- Bois Blanc Island
- Burt Lake State Park
- Cheboygan Area Attractions
- Cheboygan Hisorical Society & Museum
- Cheboygan Inland Waterway
- Cheboygan River
- Cheboygan State Park
- Colonial Michilimackinac
- Cross in the Woods Shrine
- Historic Mill Creek Discover Park
- Ice Breaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum
- Indian River Inland Waterway
- Inland Waterway (A)
- Inland Waterway (B)
- Jack Pine Lumberjack Shows
- Lighthouses (under "Lighthouse")
- Mackinaw Area Historical Society
- Mackinaw City Area Museums, Parks, and Historical Sites
- Mackinaw City Museums/Parks/Lighthouses
- Mackinaw City Things to Do
- Mackinaw Crossings
- Mackinac Bridge
- Mackinac Bridge (about)
- Mackinac Island
- Mackinac Island Ferry Companies
- Nautical North Family Adventures: Glass Bottom Boat Tours, Snorkeling, Scuba, Shipwreck Tours
- Plaunt Transportation, Bois Blanc Island Ferry
- Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises
- Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
- Straits Area Tour Company (Ugly Anne Boat Tours)
- Sturgeon River (A)
- Sturgeon River (B)
- Wildlife Viewing
Entertainment
Cheboygan
- Art Vision Cheboygan
- Cheboygan Area Golfing
- Cheboygan Opera House
- Cheboygan Parks and Recreation Department
- Cheboygan Recreation Center
- Cheboygan River Studio
- Cheboygan Today: Online Visitor's Guide
- Cheboygan Youth Center
- City of Cheboygan Ice Rink Pavilion
- Creation Station & Right Brain Toys
- Hive North (live music)
- Kingston Movie Theater
- Major City Park
- Nautical North Family Adventures
- Nauti Inn Barstro (live music)
- Northern Michigan Drum Village
- Northland Players
- River City Renegades (Roller Derby Team)
- Rotary Skate Park
- Shopping & Specialty Retail
- Spare Time Lanes & Recreation
- Summer Concert Series
- The Beau Tavern (live music)
- The Lark Theater
- The Queen Head's Wine Pub (live music)
- Things to do in Cheboygan
Mackinaw City
- Adrenaline Falls Zip Line
- Animal Tracks Adventure Golf
- Courtyard Cinema
- Dixie Saloon & Brewery (Nightly Dancing)
- Fort Michilimackinac Pageant, Inc.
- Mackinaw City Area Arts Council
- Mackinaw City Recreation Center
- Mackinaw Crossings
- Mackinaw City Shopping
- Mackinaw City Shopping (Visitor's Bureau List)
- Mackinaw Manor
- Mackinaw Parasailing
- Mind Thrill Escape Rooms
- Odawa Casino
- The Mackinaw Club (Golf)
- Things to Do in the Mackinac Straits Area
- Trapper's Creek Adventure Golf
- True North Books and Gifts
Food & Beverage
Farms/CSAs/Meat
- Harvest Thyme Farm
- Veggies, CSA Shares, Eggs, Flowers, Plants
- Herdly Kidding
- Chevon, Eggs, Goat, Lamb, Mushrooms, Balms, Salves, Soap, Vinegar, Sheep Milk Products
- Lone Walnut Farm
- Lamb, Lamb Shares
- McCormick Farmz
- Lavender & Lavender Products
- Resonance Center Farm
- Lotion & Soap, Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Pork, CSA Shares
- Serendipity Farm
- Beef, Pork, Chicken, Eggs, Goose, Turkey, CSA Shares
Places to Stay
Campgrounds
Please see "Camping" under #OptOutside Summer Activities
County Parks, Natural Areas & Nature Preserves
- Bearsaw Creek Nature Preserve
- Black Mountain Recreation Area
- Gauthier Nature Preserve
- Giauque Nature Preserve
- Gordon Turner Park - Water Access
- Gordon Turner Park - Birding Site
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Little Traverse Conservancy: Cheboygan County
- Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve
- Boyd B. Banwell Nature Preserve
- Barbara C. Hoffius Nature Preserve
- Chaboiganing Nature Preserve/Indian Point Memorial Forest
- Duncan Bay Nature Preserve
- Hildner-Bearce/Waubun Nature Preserves
- Jack and Tucker Harris Working Forest Preserve
- Reed's Pigeon River Nature Preserve
- Robert VanCampen - Helmer's Dam Nature Preserve
- Seven Springs Nature Preserve
- Major City Park
- Robert Fergus Nature Preserve
- Village of Mackinaw City Parks
- Wendy O'Neill Memorial Nature Preserve (A)
- Wendy O'Neill Memorial Nature Preserve (B)
#OptOutside Spring, Summer, Fall Activities
Biking
- Black Mountain Recreation Area Trail System
- Burt Lake Trail
- Chaboiganing Preserve
- Cheboygan Area Trailways
- Cheboygan Mountain Bike Trails
- Cheboygan State Park Trail
- High Country Pathway
- High Country Pathway - DNR
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Lost Tamarack Pathway
- Mackinaw City Area Trails
- Mackinaw Historical Pathway
- Midland to Mackinac Trail
- North Central State Trail
- North Eastern State Trail
- Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association High Country Pathway FB Group
- Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway
- Pigeon River Country
- Wildwood Hills Pathway
Hiking/Backpacking
- Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve
- BearSaw Creek Nature Preserve
- Black Mountain Recreation Area
- Boyd B. Bandwell Nature Preserve
- Burt Lake Trail
- Cheboygan Area Trailways
- Colonial Point Memorial Forest - Chaboiganing Nature Preserve
- Duncan Bay Nature Preserve
- Gauthier Nature Preserve
- Giauque Nature Preserve
- High Country Pathway
- Hildner-Bearce Waubun Preserves - Nature Trail
- Inspiration Point Pathway, Pigeon River Country
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Lost Tamarack Pathway
- Mackinaw City Area Hiking
- Mackinaw City Area Trails
- North Central State Trail
- North Eastern State Trail
- Pigeon River Country
- Reed's Pigeon River Nature Preserve
- Seven Springs Nature Preserve
- Wendy O'Neill Memorial Nature Preserve
- Wildwood Hills Pathway
Horseback Riding
- Black Mountain Recreation Area: Cheboygan Trailways
- Black Mountain Recreation Area: Top of Michigan Trails
- Burt Lake Trail
- Cheboygan Trailways
- Equestrain News Pigeon River Country State Forest Facebook Group
- Howell's Riding Stable
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Midland to Mackinac Trail
- Midland to Mackinac Trail Facebook Page
- North Central State Trail
- North Eastern State Trail
- Pigeon River Country
- Pigeon River Country Equestrian Options
Paddling (Canoe, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board)
- Gordon Turner Park - Water Access
- Great Turtle Kayak Tours (in Colonial Michilimackinac)
- Huron Blueways
- Inland Waterway
- Mackinaw City & Cheboygan (under Boat Launch, Water Access)
- Pigeon River
- Pigeon River Country
- Pigeon River Map
- Reed's Pigeon River Nature Preserve
- Sturgeon River
- Sturgeon River Map
#OptOutside Winter Activities
Cross Country Skiing
- Black Mountain Recreation Area
- Black Mountain Recreation Area (B)
- Burt Lake State Park Trail
- Cheboygan State Park Trail
- Colonial Point Memorial Forest - Chaboiganing Nature Preserve
- High Country Pathway
- High Country Pathway Map
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Lost Tamarack Pathway
- Mackinac Historical Pathway
- Midland to Mackinac Trail
- North Central State Trail
- North Eastern State Trail
- Wildwood Hills Pathway
Snowshoeing
- Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve
- BearSaw Creek Nature Preserve
- Burt Lake State Park
- Cheboygan Trailways
- Duncan Bay Nature Preserve
- Lee Grande Ranch Nature Preserve
- Mackinaw City Area Trails
- North Central State Trail
- North Eastern State Trail
- Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Path
- Seven Springs Nature Preserve
- Wildwood Hills Pathway
Outdoor Gear and Outfitters
- Boblo Style
- Kayaks, Bikes, Bois Blanc Island
- Brandt's Sports Center
- Power Sports
- Diabolical Sportfishing
- Dunham's Sports
- Great Turtle Kayak Tours (in Colonial Michilimackinac)
- Kat Fisher Bait & Tackle
- Mackinac Island Ferry Companies
- Mark Martin Ice Fishing School
- MFM Sportfishing
- Nautical North Family Adventures
- Glass Bottom Boat Tours, Shipwreck Tours, Scuba, Snorkeling, Private Charters
- Nor'East Outdoors
- Mobile Kayak and Paddleboard Store
- Plaunt Transportation
- Ferry to Bois Blac Island
- Rockin' and Reelin' Sportfishing Charter
- Salm-Eye-Emm
- Fishing Charter
- Sturgeon River Paddlesports
- Canoe, Kayak, Raft, Tube, Bike, Winter Rafting, SUP
Buy MINE Local
Businesses with locally (NE Michigan) produced products:
- Aroma Logic - Artisan Coffee
- Big Stone Bay Fishery, Inc
- Bittersweet
- Cheboygan Brewing Company
- Cheboygan Cement Products
- Cheboygan Coffee Roasters
- Drost's Chocolates
- Dutch Oven Bakery
- Fine Art America: Cheboygan Michigan Art
- Gildner Art Gallery
- Great Lakes Tissue Company
- Hive North
- Krueger's Fish Market
- Mack City Chips
- Made in Cheboygan
- Market Mercado
- Michigan Lake Products
- MichMash Gallery & Gifts
- MoJo Spices & Catering
- Moran Iron Works
- Nicholas Black River Winery
- North Star Gardens
- Nourish Farm Fresh Market
- Up North Bakery
- Scrolls Unlimited
- Seasons of Mackinaw
- State Street Coffee Company
- Superior Wilderness Designs
- Ziibimijwang Farm & Minogin Market
- Wildwood Coffee Co
- Windy Acres Farm & Fiber Mill
Get Connected
Cheboygan
- Churches & Places of Worship
- Volunteer Opportunities, Non-Profits, & Charities
- Family, Community, and Civic Organizations
- Non-Profits and Charities in Cheboygan
- Art Vision Cheboygan
- Bring It Cheboygan
- Chamber Ambassadors (see "Get Involved" on Chamber Homepage)
- Cheboygan Area Public Library
- Cheboygan Compassionate Ministries: The Lord's Kitchen
- Cheboygan County Community Resources
- Cheboygan County Council on Aging
- Cheboygan County Council on Aging and Senior Center (Food Pantry)
- Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity
- Cheboygan County Humane Society
- Cheboygan County 4-H
- Cheboygan River Front Range Light
- Cheboygan Trailblazers Snowmobiling & Trail Grooming Club
- Downtown Cheboygan Main Street Volunteer Program
- Straits Area Youth Promotion Academy
- Goodwill Industries
- Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMSCA)
- The History Center of Cheboygan County
- The Salvation Army - Cheboygan County
- Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan
- Get Connected!
- Bring It Cheboygan - Wave of Change
- Cheboygan Buy, Sell, Trade Facebook Group
- Cheboygan Hockey Association
- Cheboygan Kiwanis Club
- Cheboygan Knights of Columbus
- Cheboygan Lions Club
- Cheboygan, MI Rocks
- Cheboygan Rec Center and Recreational League Info
- Cheboygan Recreational Soccer
- Cheboygan Sportsman's Club
- Cheboygan Swing Club
- Cheboygan Yacht Club
- Downtown Cheboygan
- River City Renegades (Roller Derby Team)
- Rotary Club of Cheboygan
- Straits Area Men's Hockey League
Indian River
- Churches & Places of Worship
- Volunteer Opportunities, Non-Profits, & Charities
- Get Connected
- Indian River Michigan Buy, Sell, Trade Facebook Group
- Indian River Exit 310 Facebook Group
- Indian River Snowmobile Grooming Club
- Indian River Snowmobiling, ATV, and Water Sports Facebook Group
- Indian River & Surrounding Areas Buy, Sell, Trade Facebook Group
- Indian River Striders (running group)
- Mud Brothers of the North ATV/UTV Club
Mackinaw City
- Churches & Places of Worship
- Volunteer Opportunities, Non-Profits, & Charities
- Get Connected
Wolverine
- Churches & Places of Worship
- Volunteer Opportunities, Non-Profits, & Charities
Education
- Alpena Community College
- Bishop Baraga School
- Cheboygan Area Schools
- Cornerstone Christian School
- Cheboygan County NEMSCA Early Education Services
- Cheboygan - Otsego - Presque Isle ESD
- Industrial Arts Institute
- Inland Lakes Schools
- Mackinaw City Public Schools
- MSU Extension of Cheboygan County
- North Central Michigan College - Cheboygan Campus
- North Central Michigan College
Healthcare
- Cheboygan Chamber Health Care Directory
- Emergency Department - McLaren Northern Michigan Cheboygan Campus
- Mackinaw City Healthcare
- Mackinac Straits Health System - Rivertown Medical Clinic
- McLaren Northern Michigan Community Medical Center Cheboygan Campus
- McLaren Northern Michigan Cheboygan Campus
- McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital - Petoskey
