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Mackinac Island – Michigan Beauty at its Natural Best - 0

Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island

Michigan is a wonderful state of US housing numerous incredible tourist destinations. One of these places is Mackinac island. Mackinac island is located in Lake Huron.
Mackinac Island is full of amazing natural beauty, ravines, natural bridges, high cliffs, caves and rock formations. While on tour to this outstanding place, you will get many exciting recreational opportunities, some of those activities are hiking, golfing, biking, carriage tours etc.

Mackinac Island is indeed an ideal tourist destination that never disappoints visitors . It offers many unique tourist attractions that you can visit such as - Mackinac Island State Park, slower pace, arch rock, Fort Mackinac, Carriage Tours, The Original Butterfly House, Historic Downtown, Historic Mill Creek, Stuart House Museum, Let’s go fly a kite, Downtown Historic Buildings,  <!– @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } –>Meg Morrison and many other.

There are many good hotels, inns and resorts available where you can get great stay and food and in case you are planning for shopping, need not bother as you can find many shopping centers as well. While visiting this beautiful place you will certainly realize that it is in fact one of the best Michigan weekend Getaways.

Avalanche Bay Waterpark – An Indoor Michigan Getaway - 0

Avalanche Bay Indoor Water Park (courtesy:www.flickr.com)

Avalanche Bay Indoor Water Park (courtesy:www.flickr.com)

Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark is the largest waterpark in Michigan located over an area of 88,000 square feet on Boyne Mountain. This amazing Michigan weekend getaways houses 220-luxury rooms and Spa. It is the best weekend getaway for families and for those who are looking for an indoor fun.

This wonderful indoor water park offers Surf simulator, body slides, toilet bowl ride, lazy river, tube slides, huge interactive water play, structure with tipping bucket, activity pool, wave rider surf pool, climbing wall and whirlpool spas for visitors to have a lot of fun.

The park has mind blowing attractions that give great opportunities to enjoy with your loved ones such as - Splasherhorn – offers hours of fun with multiple levels, bridges, and water sprays. Rip Zone- offers a chance to test your tubular skills and see how long you can stay up before the wave shuts you down. Vertigo – it sends riders into a giant bowl around and around till you don’t go flushed into the pool below. Kitz Pool- offers entertainment and a safe environment for parents and children to enjoy together. Besides these attractions, there is South Wall – it is a wet wall that offers chance to climb the wall vertically, Boyne River – offers a chance to Chill-out and float on the boyne river, Downhill Mat Racer – offers a chance to compete against your friends in a race for the finish, Haute Route Water Crossing- gives you a chance to cross the floating icebergs of the haute route. Hang on to the rope net above. Super G- offers you a great riding. Blizzard Bay- offers a lot to do in the pool. And Glacier Hot Springs- offers you chance to take a soak in theses hot tubs.

The park is usually open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and costs between $19-30. there are many options for stay and for getting good available around the park.

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