Celebrating 75 Years of This Time for Keeps
It was 75 years ago this week that the other major Hollywood film featuring Mackinac Island, “This Time for Keeps” was released.
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It was 75 years ago this week that the other major Hollywood film featuring Mackinac Island, “This Time for Keeps” was released.
“Perhaps now, mon cheri, you will believe in les feu follet?” Fort Fright is based on French tales told at Michilimackinac. Enjoy “Les Feu Follet,” from “Were-Wolves and Will-O-The-Wisps.”
As the season for growing things begins to wind down, we look back at a fabulous season of gardening.
Fort Fright is October 4-5. But what is Fort Fright actually about? Learn more here!
It was an exciting finish to the 2022 archaeology field season. It’s all wrapped up here.
Finding the perfect picture location to show off your Mackinac vacation can be hard, so we compiled 10 of our favorites spots – five in Mackinaw City and five on Mackinac Island – that serve as that perfect background for family photos or to spice up your Instagram feed.
Mackinac Island attracts visitors from around the world to experience interesting history, inspiring natural beauty, and fantastic geological features. Some are well known, others not so much. Others are only briefly mentioned, like the Musical Well of Mackinac Island.
Some 11,000 years ago, only the highest point of Mackinac Island stood above the water, being about ½ mile long and nearly ¼ mile wide. For many generations, Native Americans have referred to this high point as the Turtle’s Back, as its domed shape creates the perception of a giant turtle floating on the water.
A full event calendar delivers additional, unique experiences to plan an adventure around.
