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Mackinac Bridge and Circle Tours map, Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, circa 1960

Subjects
Bridges & DamsLakes & PondsMaps
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Mackinac Bridge and Circle Tours map, Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, circa 1960, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Mackinac Bridge and Circle Tours map, Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, circa 1960, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Split view: the left half is a color photograph of the Mackinac Bridge spanning the blue waters of the Straits of Mackinac, with a freighter passing beneath and the green shoreline beyond. The right half is a printed road map titled "Circle Tours" showing the Great Lakes region with a red touring route through Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario and neighboring states.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Circle Tours QUEBEC ONTARIO Port Arthur Copper Harbor LAKE SUPERIOR Duluth Ironwood Sault Ste. Marie ST. IGNACE MACKINAC CITY THE MACKINAC BRIDGE Menominee MINNESOTA WISCONSIN LAKE MICHIGAN Traverse City Bay City Muskegon Milwaukee Chicago IOWA ILLINOIS INDIANA OHIO Toledo Cleveland Detroit Port Huron GEORGIAN BAY LAKE HURON Toronto LAKE ERIE MICHIGAN --- MACKINAC BRIDGE — "The most beautiful span built by man" connects the great vacationlands of Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas at the historic Straits of Mackinac. Bridge crossers thrill to the breath-taking view of these sky-blue waters dotted by emerald green islands trimmed with white limestone shorelines. Here a century or so ago the Indians, French, English and Colonists vied for control of this crossroads of America. History comes alive in the enchanting land of Hiawatha. Panoramic POST CARD D-13412 PLACE STAMP HERE (LETTER POSTAGE) CURTEICHCOLOR® 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTIONS (REG. U.S.A. PAT. OFF.) Card — Courtesy of MACKINAC BRIDGE AUTHORITY (MACKINAC PRONOUNCED MACK-IN-AW)
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ConditionGood
Place depictedStraits of Mackinac, MI
Place mentionedMackinaw City, MI
Place mentionedCopper Harbor, MI
Place mentionedDuluth, MN
Place mentionedTraverse City, MI
Place mentionedBay City, MI
Place mentionedMuskegon, MI
Place mentionedMilwaukee, WI
Place mentionedChicago, IL
Place mentionedDetroit, MI
Place mentionedPort Huron, MI
Place mentionedCleveland, OH
Place mentionedToledo, OH
Place mentionedToronto, Ontario
Place mentionedMackinac Bridge
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
NotesChrome-era glossy color card; vertical crease near right edge; map half printed in flat colors with route numbers. No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era panoramic card (Curt Teich Colorchrome), glossy, no white border. Pencil dealer marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right. No handwriting other than those marks.

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Mackinac Bridge and Circle Tours map, Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mackinac-bridge-and-circle-tours-map-straits-of-mackinac-mic. Accessed October 5, 2026.