Sugar Loaf
A free-standing limestone pillar about 23 meters high in the island's central forest, which can be viewed from the Point Lookout above.
Sugar Loaf is the largest sea stack on Mackinac Island, about 23 meters tall. It formed during an earlier period when the lake level was higher, and now stands alone in the forest. The Ojibwe regard it as sacred. From the base, you can closely observe the solution holes in the limestone surface. Climbing the steps to the nearby Point Lookout gives a view of Sugar Loaf and the distant Lake Huron. Visiting is free. It takes about 20–30 minutes to reach from town by bike or on foot, and carriage tours pass by. It can be combined with Fort Holmes and Arch Rock.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mackinac Island State Park
- Fort Holmes
- Skull Cave
- Fort Mackinac
- Arch Rock
- Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
- Marquette Park
- M-185 Lakeshore Loop