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Have an interest in the blacksmith shop on the island? Love the black-powder weapons programs at Fort Mackinac and Colonial Michilimackinac? Ever wondered how you can help out? Learn more here:
Have an interest in the blacksmith shop on the island? Love the black-powder weapons programs at Fort Mackinac and Colonial Michilimackinac? Ever wondered how you can help out? Learn more here:
As the calendar flips to 2025, the Mackinac State Historic Parks team is hard at work protecting, preserving, and presenting the rich history of the Straits of Mackinac by creating new exhibits, galleries, and tours, improving visitor experiences, celebrating a major anniversary, expanding our collections area and library, and finishing major infrastructure improvements on Mackinac Island.
Be Inspired as The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum opens for the 2026 season! Nowhere else does such a rare and exceptional collection of Mackinac-related art and photography
Explore A Time of Change as the Biddle House, featuring the Mackinac Island Native American Museum, opens for the 2026 season! Step into the home of Agatha and Edward Biddle,
See Mackinac at Work as the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop opens for the 2026 season! Originally built in the 1880s, Robert Benjamin and later his son, Herbert, ran a blacksmith shop
As the calendar flips to the new year, Mackinac State Historic Parks staff are busy readying new tours, exhibits, publications, and more.
Located in the eastern end of Mackinac Island’s historic downtown, Mission Church is Michigan’s oldest surviving church building. Built in 1829, it is one of the earliest examples of
Mackinac State Historic Parks turns 125 years old in 2020. Established in 1895 when the federal government shuttered the country’s second national park, Mackinac National Park, the Mackinac Island State
Where does family usually end up gathering at the house? It seems like the kitchen is the place for a lot of people. Food is universal and meals bring people
