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Functional no-motorized-equipment regime. The 1901 motor-vehicle ban (island-wide, one of the earliest in the United States) combined with Mackinac Island State Park Commission permit rules produces an effectively non-motorized landscape operation — horse-drawn, bicycle, and human-powered equipment dominate. Electric-battery equipment is permitted; gas-powered handheld equipment is exceptionally rare.
Enacted: 1901
Not a GLB-specific ordinance — but the broader motor-vehicle prohibition functionally bars gas leaf blowers. Included here as a unique historical example of how a century-old quality-of-life rule has produced the nation's most complete non-motorized landscape regime. Population ~500 year-round.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Timeline
- 1901 Adopted — Island-wide motor-vehicle ban adopted (the basis for the functional non-motorized-equipment regime)
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