Mackinac named one of best car-free places

Car-free living is becoming more and more popular, especially in urban areas. This Forbes article highlights ways to vacation car-free as well, and the obvious choice has to be Mackinac Island.

Excerpt: A vehicle-free vacation is becoming increasingly more attractive as analysts predict record-breaking gas prices for 2012.  Patrick DeHaan, Senior Petroleum Analyst for GasBuddy.com, forecasts that prices will peak in May, reaching as high as $4.95 a gallon in Chicago and $4.85 in San Francisco.

But these gloomy numbers don’t have to equal staying home or a bleak vacation season.

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Source: Forbes
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