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Upcoming Events

February 2023

February 4 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST

Twilight Turtle Trek

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

February 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Snowshoeing & S’mores at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park

Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park Mackinaw City

March 2023

March 3 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Mackinac Island State Park Commission Meeting

Featured Blogs

Archaeology at Fort Mackinac – Provision Storehouse

The largest archaeological excavation to take place at Fort Mackinac was the site of the original provision storehouse. Interestingly, it was the second time the provision storehouse was excavated, but the first time at Fort Mackinac.

The Sea Serpent at Mackinac

In 1847, Horace Greeley and Lewis Clark, newspapermen from New York on a tour of the Great Lakes, were seated on the porch of Mission House and saw a giant creature out in the lake. They agreed it was a Sea Serpent! But was it?

2022 Mackinac State Historic Parks Collections Acquisitions

In 2022 Mackinac State Historic Parks accessioned 176 objects into its collection and archives. Learn about a few of them here: