May 3 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Fort Mackinac Opening Day Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI Mackinac Island's iconic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2024 season with a cannon blast at 9:00 a.m.! #thisismackinac
May 3 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Mackinac Island State Park Visitor’s Center Opening Day Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center 7165 Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI, United States The Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center, located on Main Street, opens for the 2024 season! #thisismackinac
May 8 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Colonial Michilimackinac Opening Day Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City Step into the 1770s at Colonial Michilimackinac as we celebrate opening day 2024! #thisismackinac
Moving Day Most of us have had the experience of moving from one place to another, deciding was to take and what to discard. In the summer of 1781, the residents of Michilimackinac had that same experience. Read More »
2023 Mackinac State Historic Parks Collections Acquisitions In 2023 we accessioned 643 objects into our collection. Let’s learn about some! Read More »
The Mystery of the Five Michilimackinac Soldiers Ongoing historical research and archaeological excavations form the backbone of our interpretive programs and exhibits. Every now and then we come across a historical mystery! Read more about a mystery of five soldiers from British Michilimackinac who switched sides during the American Revolution. Read More »