All eventsConcerts, festivals and markets, tonight and this weekend
This weekendFriday to Sunday: the best of it, day by day
TonightLive music, comedy, theater: where to go tonight
Annual festivalsJazz, techno, cars and parades: Michigan’s year, festival by festival
Holidays & seasonsPumpkin season, Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, the Fourth
Holiday TrainNov. 22: the lit-up train through Detroit, and every Christmas train ride around
Sports: games & scoresLions, Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers: live scores and trophies
Restaurants & barsSquare pizza, coney dogs and the city’s favorite tablesNightlifeJazz rooms, cocktail bars and techno till dawn
KaraokeGrab the mic, any night of the week
Pizza Hut in MichiganWhere can you still sit under the Red Roof? All 124 stores and the whole story
Denny’s in MichiganThe 24-hour American diner: all 10 Denny’s in MichiganItinerariesReady-made day plans, stop by stop
Places to exploreMuseums, parks, neighborhoods and icons
Free museum daysFlip the calendar: when museums let you in for free
Metro Detroit mapWhat Metro Detroit is, and what every town is about
The Henry FordRosa Parks’ bus, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory
Michigan Central StationFree grand hall, $20 tours and a live departures board
RenCen: live trackerThe Renaissance Center’s past, present and future, up to the minute
Gordie Howe BridgeThe new bridge to Canada: live waits, tolls, and yes, you can walk it
ToursBy boat, by bike or on foot, with a local guide
Escape roomsOne hour, one lock and your crew
Plan a meetingVenues, hotels and what’s on in town on your dates
Detroit A–ZFrom limos to chambers of commerce: every business and service in one place
ShoppingDetroit-made brands, markets and shopping streets
Detroit with kidsZoo, science center and rainy-day ideas
Motor City cultureFactories, museums and car events
Wellness & rechargeA riverside sauna, spas, yoga and running trails
My tripYour flights, your events, day by day, with an itemized budget in dollars and your own currency
Plan your tripWhen to come, how to get here, where to sleep: all in one place
Weather & seasonsWhat it’s like right now and month by month
Coming from abroad?Entry, money, phones, power, Canada: what you need to know
TransitBuses, trains and ferries with live departures
Driving in MichiganLicenses, rental cars, the rules and the yellow school bus
Lanes and left exitsKeep right? Here people pass on the right and exit on the left
Road work and potholesOrange barrels, detours, 45 mph: driving Michigan’s work zones
Mile roads: mile zero and 8 MileWhere the city counts from, and which Mile you’re standing on
People MoverThe free elevated loop above downtown
QLINE streetcarThe free streetcar on Woodward Avenue
DTW airportRed or blue terminal? We’ll show you.Your license in MichiganRental carsSpeed limitsMiles, gallons, MPGThe Michigan left and the rulesSchool busesTraffic lights, a Detroit inventionPulled over by policeDrinking and drivingWinter drivingWildlife on the roadGas and parking
Ferries
Mackinac Island, Beaver Island, Isle Royale and the Lake Michigan crossings: season, official timetable and — where the operator publishes it — current status.
Mackinaw City / St. Ignace – Mackinac Island
Out of season · 04.21–10.31, 2026
Formerly Star Line (Mackinac Island Ferry Company from 2022), Arnold Transit since 2024. In winter it runs from St. Ignace, ice permitting.
Official timetable ↗Mackinaw City / St. Ignace – Mackinac Island
Out of season · 04.21–10.31, 2026
The 2026 timetable is a PDF on the operator’s site.
Official timetable ↗Ludington – Manitowoc (Wisconsin)
Out of season · 05.15–10.11, 2026
A four-hour crossing, vehicles welcome; daily departure from Ludington at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Official timetable ↗Muskegon – Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
Out of season · 05.01–10.19, 2026
High-speed ferry, a 2.5-hour crossing.
Official timetable ↗Charlevoix – St. James (Beaver Island)
Running now · 04.01–12.31, 2026
A two-hour crossing; text alerts are available (BIBCO to 844-661-0033).
Official timetable ↗DeTour – Drummond Island; Sault Ste. Marie – Sugar Island; Barbeau – Neebish Island
Running now · 01.01–12.31, 2026
Year-round (Neebish seasonal). The timetable is also in our transit database.
Official timetable ↗Houghton – Isle Royale
Out of season · 05.26–09.12, 2026
Official timetable ↗Copper Harbor – Isle Royale
Out of season · 05.11–09.30, 2026
Official timetable ↗Cheboygan – Bois Blanc Island
Running now · 05.01–11.30, 2026
Official timetable ↗Algonac – Harsens Island
Running now · 01.01–12.31, 2026
Official timetable ↗Algonac – Walpole Island (Kanada)
Running now · 01.01–12.31, 2026
An international crossing with border inspection.
Official timetable ↗Leland – North/South Manitou Island
No service this season
No service in 2026: the National Park Service closed the docks.
Official timetable ↗Michigan ferries publish no machine-readable timetables; seasons were checked on the operators’ sites on September 25, 2026.
