McGulpin House Opening Day
Explore what is possibly Mackinac’s oldest residence as the McGulpin House, part of Historic Downtown Mackinac, opens of the 2027 season! One of the island’s oldest structures, McGulpin House dates
Explore what is possibly Mackinac’s oldest residence as the McGulpin House, part of Historic Downtown Mackinac, opens of the 2027 season! One of the island’s oldest structures, McGulpin House dates
Learn all about Mackinac’s medical miracle as the American Fur Co. Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, part of Historic Downtown Mackinac, opens for the 2027 season! Home to the American
Eight artists have been selected for the 2023 Mackinac Island Artist-in-Residence program.
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?
As the calendar flips to the new year, the Mackinac State Historic Parks crew is busy preparing its historic sites and parks for an exciting 2023 season.
Wintering on Mackinac Island has always been a desolate and isolated affair. While many were able to leave the island in winter, soldiers of the 23rd United States Infantry, Companies E and K, had to stay and adapt to their winter home.
The Christmas wish in December, 1873 for Mackinac? That it become the second national park in the country.
Mackinac Associates helps fund projects both large and small and this past year was no exception with nearly $200,000 in projects sponsored across Mackinac State Historic Parks sites and operations.
Mackinac Island Turtle Trek – A lantern-lit ski and snowshoeing trek through some of Mackinac Island’s natural winter wonderland. The trail begins at Greany Grove (corner of Arch Rock Road
