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Benjamin Blacksmith Shop Open for the Season
Mackinac at Work. The Benjamin Blacksmith Shop opens for the 2023 season on May 12. Included with a Fort Mackinac or Historic Downtown Mackinac ticket. #thisismackinac
Mackinac at Work. The Benjamin Blacksmith Shop opens for the 2023 season on May 12. Included with a Fort Mackinac or Historic Downtown Mackinac ticket. #thisismackinac
On an island known for awe-inspiring natural wonders, Arch Rock is certainly Mackinac’s most iconic.
October 8, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Great Chicago Fire. What’s the connection to Mackinac? Gurdon Hubbard.
The 2021 Michilimackinac field season came to a satisfying close in late August. After seven seasons of excavation, we have finally reached the bottom of the southeast root cellar!
A common question we hear at Michilimackinac concerns liquor being dispensed to soldiers.
Experience Mackinac Island by the light of the full moon on a free guided walk with Park Naturalist, Kyle Bagnall. Meet at the Avenue of Flags (behind Fort Mackinac) for
Why are certain things banned on Mackinac Island? Find out here!
The evergreens in this article represent just a few of the “Cedars and Everlastings” you’ll find while exploring Mackinac Island. During your next visit, you’ll just need a trail map, your walking shoes, and an adventurous spirit. Trees of the North Woods are ready to whisper their stories to us. We only need remember how to listen.
“The one constant through all the years…has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers…It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.”