September 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Equinox Audience with Forest King Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI A towering white pine, Forest King marked the trail to Arch Rock a century ago. On this date in 1889, Mackinac’s ancient trees harbored the last flock of Passenger Pigeons... Read more »
October 6 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT Event Series Fort Fright Fort Fright Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City Lanterns light your way through an 18th-century fort and fur trading village overrun by werewolves, witches, goblins and ghouls. Storytellers weave spooky folktales near bonfires and treats such as hot... Read more »
October 7 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT Event Series Fort Fright Fort Fright Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City Lanterns light your way through an 18th-century fort and fur trading village overrun by werewolves, witches, goblins and ghouls. Storytellers weave spooky folktales near bonfires and treats such as hot... Read more »
Michigan State Highway Ferries 100th Anniversary The Michigan State Highway Ferry Service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Learn about the ferry service and what happened to some of the boats that served. Read More »
2023 Archaeology Field Season Wrap-Up The 65th field season of archaeology has wrapped up at Colonial Michilimackinac. Read More »
U.S. Army Forage Cap and Dress Helmet Fort Mackinac benefits from having several items in our collection – a physical representation that our guests see daily that we can translate to the present day. Take the hats worn by soldiers at Fort Mackinac, for instance. Read More »