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05/08/2008

Straits of Mackinac Residents Receive 50 Cent Admission to Park Sites May 10-11

Mackinac Island, Mich. — On Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP), in appreciation to its neighbors from the Straits of Mackinac, will offer local residents admission into many of its nature and historic parks at 1958 rates. For only 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for youth ages 5-17, visitors can enjoy the many features of Colonial Michilimackinac and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City and Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island. Children four and under are admitted free. The new Adventure Tour at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, which currently includes the Forest Canopy Bridge, sponsored by Mackinac Associates, and the Eagles Flight Zip Line, costs $5 in addition to general park admission.

Local residents from Emmet, Mackinac and Cheboygan counties can take advantage of these special visitor appreciation rates.

Mackinac State Historic Parks was created on June 15, 1958 when the revenue bond-financed Fort Mackinac museum opened to the public at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. This year marks MSHP’s 50^th anniversary. To learn about all the special events planned for this summer, visit our website at MackinacParks.com and click on the red 50^th anniversary logo at the bottom left of the homepage. View historical photos, read about the exciting beginning of MSHP, and learn about all the special anniversary events planned throughout the summer, including the 50^th anniversary Fort Mackinac celebration on June 15.

Regular admission to Fort Mackinac and Colonial Michilimackinac is $10.00 for adults and $6.25 for youth (5-17). Rates for Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park are $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for youth (5-17). Admission for Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, which opens Monday, May 12, is $6.00 for adults and $3.50 for youth (5-17). Children four and under are admitted free to all MSHP sites.

Mackinac State Historic Parks, a pure Michigan family of living history museums and parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites—which are accredited by the American Association of Museums—include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City. Mackinac State Historic Parks is governed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, established in 1895 to protect, preserve and present the parks’ rich historic and natural resources for the education and recreation of future generations.

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