
Les Feu Follet
“Perhaps now, mon cheri, you will believe in les feu follet?” Fort Fright is based on French tales told at Michilimackinac. Enjoy “Les Feu Follet,” from “Were-Wolves and Will-O-The-Wisps.”

“Perhaps now, mon cheri, you will believe in les feu follet?” Fort Fright is based on French tales told at Michilimackinac. Enjoy “Les Feu Follet,” from “Were-Wolves and Will-O-The-Wisps.”

As the season for growing things begins to wind down, we look back at a fabulous season of gardening.

Fort Fright is October 2-3, 2026. But what is Fort Fright actually about? Learn more here!

It was an exciting finish to the 2022 archaeology field season. It’s all wrapped up here.

Finding the perfect picture location to show off your Mackinac vacation can be hard, so we compiled 10 of our favorites spots – five in Mackinaw City and five on Mackinac Island – that serve as that perfect background for family photos or to spice up your Instagram feed.
A full event calendar delivers additional, unique experiences to plan an adventure around.

Late May saw the beginning of the 64th archaeological field season at Michilimackinac.

In 1982, Mackinac Associates received its official 501(c)(3) status, and the organization that we know and love was officially born. Learn more here:

When you think about the Great Lakes fur trade, you probably think about canoes, right? While canoes were an integral part of the trade, they weren’t the only watercraft on the lakes.
