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Fort2Fort Five Mile Challenge

TO REGISTER: runmackinac.com The seventh annual Fort2Fort Five Mile Challenge will start at Fort Mackinac at 9:00 a.m. and passes all of the historic and natural wonders Mackinac Island State

Benjamin Blacksmith Shop Opening Day

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

Milliken Nature Center Opening Day

The geological wonders of Mackinac, like Arch Rock, have awed visitors for hundreds of years. Learn about how they were formed as the Milliken Nature Center opens for the 2026

A soldier in dress uniform standing on the parade ground at Fort Mackinac.

Fort Mackinac Opening Day

Iconic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2026 season and the start of the America250 festivities! Enjoy lunch or a snack at the Tea Room, take in the incredible view, and

Chimney Rock Revisited

Our Park Naturalist, Kyle, is ready to set the story straight: Chimney Rock and Sunset Rock are not one and the same. Let’s revisit Chimney Rock:

A glacial erratic boulder found on the Lake Huron lakeshore, brown or rust colored with a black stripe.

Lost Rocks & Mackinac Millstones

The millstones currently on display at Dousman’s Mill are the originals, and they had a wild ride to get back to the site. But also – how were they made? And how did those rocks end up here at the Straits?