to Saturday, September 10, 2016
10:00 AM
The parade of Antique Tractors over the Mackinac Bridge is a delight to all with the vast array of historic tractors on display, definitely a sight you won't want to miss!
Imagine unloading nearly 1,000 tractors in one field in a single day! Nearly all of the tractors pull into the staging area in Mackinaw City on Thursday the day before the event to line up with their respective clubs. Friday morning around 9:00 am we have the Mackinaw City parade and the Mackinac Bridge parade leaves the staging area at the same time. It takes about 50 minutes to clear over 800 tractors from the lot. The Mackinac Bridge Parade travels directly to the bridge and enter the bridge with the Mackinac Bridge Authority directing them. The Mackinaw City parade travels through town and gets on the bridge right behind the bridge parade. The tractors for the 2015 event will travel over the Mackinac Bridge and into the city of St. Ignace, Michigan. The whole travel time from beginning to end is about 3-1/2 hours.
There are now nearly 1,000 Tractors that participate in this event and cross over the Mighty Mackinac Bridge.