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Mackinac Island, Michigan: Is it you? Monument: Somewhere In Time

A plaque-on-a-rock marks the spot where 1980 Christopher Reeve meets 1912 Jane Seymour in the romantic time-travel film "Somewhere In Time."

Address:
Lake Shore Drive, Mackinac Island, MI
Directions:
On the water side of Lake Shore Drive (which is a glorified bicycle path) directly south of the Grand Hotel. Heading north on the path there's a boardwalk on the water side; when it ends you'll see trees up ahead; the monument is underneath those trees.
Hours:
Limited access in winter. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Admission:
Free, but ferry fee to get to the island.
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Is it you? Monument: Somewhere In Time.

Is it you? Monument: Somewhere In Time

We visited the "Is It You?" monument on our honeymoon: November 8, 2019. In our photos you can see the monument stone plus the two trees visible in the plaque photo on the monument.

[Michael Baribeau, 04/16/2022]

Monument.

"Is it you?" Monument: Somewhere In Time

The 1980 film "Somewhere In Time" was filmed on Mackinac Island. At the ending scene, the two main characters meet by a tree, and ascend into heaven. There is a monument at the spot that commemorates the event.

[Ben Perdue, 10/31/2015]

The plaque-on-a-rock features a photo taken from the movie. "At this site on June 27, 1912, Richard Collier found Elise McKenna." August 2021: Photo added.


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