Benjamin Blacksmith Shop Opening Day
See Mackinac at Work as the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop opens for the 2025 season! Originally built in the 1880s, Robert Benjamin and later his son, Herbert, ran a blacksmith shop
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See Mackinac at Work as the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop opens for the 2025 season! Originally built in the 1880s, Robert Benjamin and later his son, Herbert, ran a blacksmith shop
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 2025
The best way to experience Mackinac Island is to know where to start. The Mackinac Island State Park Visitor’s Center opens for the 2025 season on May 9. The Mackinac
Iconic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2025 season! Enjoy lunch or a snack at the Tea Room, take in the incredible view, and experience the boom of the cannon. The
On May 1, 1834, Henry Schoolcraft and his children searched for Mackinac Island wildflowers. He wrote, “We came in with the spring beauty, called miscodeed by the Indians, the adder’s
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
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:
The millstones currently on display at Historic Mill Creek 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?
Mackinac Associates are friends preserving and sharing Mackinac’s heritage, providing crucial support in the development of new MSHP exhibits.
