Historic Inns

Mackinac Island ยท Main Street

Lake View Hotel

Built about 1858 as the Lake View House and given corner towers in the 1890s; it calls itself the island's oldest continuously operated hotel.

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Lake View Hotel
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Built
c. 1858Built ca. 1858 as the Lake View House (NHL nomination: ca. 1858, remodeled 1890s, 1969 and 1975); the hotel gives 1858.
Style
Victorian hotel with corner towers and full-width porch
Type
Inn
Rooms
85
Area
Main Street
Credentials
Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark

The story

The Lake View House was built around 1858 on the western end of the Huron Street business district and substantially enlarged in the 1890s, when its corner towers and porches were added. The NHL nomination calls it nearly as old as the Island House, the island’s first purpose-built hotel. The hotel describes itself as the oldest continuously operated hotel on Mackinac Island. A four-story atrium with an indoor pool now sits inside the hotel.

Good to know

  • Elevator
  • No pets
  • Address: 7452 Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI 49757
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.