Hay Cutters & Summer Pasture
Historic Mill Creek Mackinaw CityThis week, special programs at Historic Mill Creek explore hay making at the Straits of Mackinac. Learn about wild wetland plants which fed the King’s cattle in 1781. See which tools were used to harvest “tame hay,” and hay-making artifacts uncovered at Historic Mill Creek. You may leave humming the barley-mowers’ song, with fresh appreciation […]
Vintage Base Ball
Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MIA vintage game of “base ball” as it was meant to be played, barehanded and by gentlemen’s rules on the old Fort Mackinac ball field behind Fort Mackinac, the oldest continually used ball field in Michigan. Learn an old-fashioned cheer, watch players fined for smoking cigars on the field, and enjoy a good old-fashioned rivalry! […]
Hay Cutters & Summer Pasture
Historic Mill Creek Mackinaw CityThis week, special programs at Historic Mill Creek explore hay making at the Straits of Mackinac. Learn about wild wetland plants which fed the King’s cattle in 1781. See which tools were used to harvest “tame hay,” and hay-making artifacts uncovered at Historic Mill Creek. You may leave humming the barley-mowers’ song, with fresh appreciation […]
Tour of the Turtle’s Back: Ancient Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island, MIThis afternoon ramble will reveal some of Mackinac Island’s most ancient wonders. Meet naturalist Kyle Bagnall at the Avenue of Flags, behind Fort Mackinac, where we’ll begin our hike. From there, we’ll follow winding pathways up to the “turtle’s back,” viewing Skull Cave, Point Lookout, Sugar Loaf, and Fort Holmes. This adventure covers about 1 […]
Shakespeare in the Park
Marquette ParkPresented by the Starling Shakespeare Company. The company will present alternating shows throughout the month - more information to come. Performances are in Marquette Park. Rain location is Mission Point Theater.
Askin’s People at Michilimackinac
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityAskin’s People at Michilimackinac will explore the lives free and enslaved people who worked for the merchant John Askin at Michilimackinac in the 1770s. Join the staff at Michilimackinac as they demonstrate the various work performed by Askin’s employees, who included sailors, bakers, gardeners, cooks, voyageurs, laundresses, and more. Be sure to explore all around […]
