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The 2008 Mackinac Bridge Walk. The Mackinac Bridge Walk is an annual event held every Labor Day since 1958 in Michigan in which people may walk the length of the Mackinac Bridge. Walkers are traditionally led across by the governor of Michigan. In an average year, 40,000 to 65,000 people participate in the five-mile walk.
The bridge walk is the one day a year when pedestrians are able to walk across the Mackinac Bridge. Thousands of people make the crossing each year during the popular Labor Day tradition.
The Mackinac Bridge Walk in 2004. The first Mackinac Bridge Walk was held in 1958, when it was led by Governor G. Mennen Williams. The first walk was held during the Bridge's Dedication Ceremony held in late June, and has been held on Labor Day since 1959.
Morenci’s much smaller version of the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk was held Monday, Sept. 2 for the 30th year along the Silver Creek Bridge.
Situated between downtown St. Ignace and I-75, Straits State Park offers a 1-mile hiking trail and breathtaking views of the Mackinac Bridge and Great Lakes. The park offers places to camp and ...
In the U.S., there is the annual Labor Day walk on Mackinac Bridge, Michigan, which draws over 60,000 participants; it is the largest single-day walking event; [citation needed] while the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk in Maryland draws over 50,000 participants each year.
North then became an assistant to the state treasurer and, in 1966, was appointed comptroller of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. He was named the authority's executive secretary in 1982, a role he held until 1993. While involved with the authority, North helped grow the annual Labor Day Bridge Walk. [4]
People can walk across America’s shortest swing bridge, led by the Rivertown Jazz Band.