BrightLifestyleTravelTravel + Leisure Names Mackinac Island No. 1 Island in Continental USCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveA horse-drawn carriage at Mackinac Island, Michigan. Dreamstime/TNSBy Tribune News Service7/20/2022Updated: 7/20/2022PrintBy Maureen Feighan From The Detroit NewsDetroit—The rest of the world is catching on to what Michiganians already know and have known: Mackinac Island is the best.