Cell towers in Mackinac County, MI

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Mackinac County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 36
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 309 ft

Structures

rank 52 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Guyed tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Mackinac County

18 different registrants own the 36 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Mackinac County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 309 feet, 84 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Naubinway at 500 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Mackinac County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Mackinac County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1063552	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Naubinway	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1203019	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Ozark	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1210919	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Hessel	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1220090	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	St, Ignace	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1225440	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Gould City	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1006775	Guyed tower	470 ft	1992	Saint Ignace	American Towers LLC
1000199	Lattice tower	421 ft	1993	Gould City	Alltel Corporation
1017390	Guyed tower	420 ft	1997	Naubinway	American Towers LLC
1017391	Guyed tower	419 ft	1997	Gould City	American Towers LLC
1000198	Lattice tower	375 ft	1992	Saint Ignace	Alltel Corporation
1043267	Tower	365 ft	1989	Hessel	EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIST
1063848	Guyed tower	359 ft	1999	Epoufette	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1000197	Guyed tower	355 ft	1995	Epoufette	Alltel Corporation
1000521	Lattice tower	354 ft	1967	Gould City	American Towers LLC
1007845	Tower	330 ft	1992	Engadine	NORTHERN TREE SERVICE INC
1317835	Lattice tower	314 ft	2022	Moran	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1217837	Guyed tower	311 ft	2000	Saint Ignace	American Towers LLC
1328382	Guyed tower	310 ft	2024	Engadine	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1289138	Lattice tower	308 ft	2013	Rudyard	Alltel Corporation
1258786	Guyed tower	307 ft	2007	Moran	American Towers LLC
1000518	Tower	306 ft	1996	Allenville	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1259120	Guyed tower	290 ft	2007	Cedarville	SBA Towers II LLC
1300193	Guyed tower	285 ft	2017	Curtis	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1000544	Tower	273 ft	1966	Rexton	American Towers LLC
1000701	Other or unspecified	271 ft	1963	Saint Ignace	Relevant Radio, Inc.
1000522	Guyed tower	265 ft	1963	Cedarville	American Towers LLC
1305010	Lattice tower	256 ft	2018	Naubinway	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1000671	Lattice tower	196 ft	1993	Cedarville	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1060429	Guyed tower	164 ft	2009	St Ignace	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1006476	Tower	146 ft	2011	Saint Ignace	Private owner (name withheld)
1225407	Tower	120 ft	2001	St. Ignace	Mackinac County
1212320	Lattice tower	95 ft	2000	Saint Ignace	American Towers LLC
1299814	Guyed tower	80 ft	1986	Mackinac	Private owner (name withheld)
1213858	Pole	65 ft	1994	Pointe Aux Pins	BOIS BLANC ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
1207730	Tower	49 ft	1979	Mackinac Island	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1324182	Pole	43 ft	2023	Mackinac Island	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Mackinac County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Michigan with similar tower counts: Shiawassee County (39), Clare County (38), Emmet County (37), Oceana County (35), Dickinson County (34).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.