Most of us only know Mackinac Island from the film "Somewhere in Time." It's disappointing to hear that it's not nearly as authentically historic as portrayed. I've never been that far north in Michigan. I recall visiting Cape Cod, MA in the mid '90s and it didn't seem nearly as historic as made out to be, seemingly more suburban and "faux" historic. We did visit Nantucket, and it has a beautiful old town and very well restored, and I recommend visiting there. Did you stop in at the 'Grand Hotel' made famous in the aforementioned film ?