Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Opening Day
Come see why some things were just meant to be seen. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse opens for the 2025 season! Tour the tower, experience the Fog Signal Whistle, and explore
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Come see why some things were just meant to be seen. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse opens for the 2025 season! Tour the tower, experience the Fog Signal Whistle, and explore
Join naturalist Kyle Bagnall at the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse to watch the full Breaking Ice Moon rise over the Straits of Mackinac. This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary
Bring your snowshoes and enjoy the snowy North Woods on a guided stroll at Historic Mill Creek. Meet naturalist Kyle Bagnall in the parking lot where we’ll begin a leisurely
The 2024 archaeological field season was concluded. What did we learn?
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.
More than 240 years have passed since wooden sloops brought wild hay to the King’s Cattle on Mackinac Island. During your next visit, scan the watery horizon and imagine the scene from a bygone era. Perhaps you’ll glimpse a broad, white sail billowing in the wind. Or listen closely, and just maybe you’ll hear soft, clanking cowbells as supper makes its way across the Straits of Mackinac.
Not only do stereoviews and stereoscopes allow us to see these historic photos of Mackinac, but they allow us to see them in 3-D!
We’re halfway through the 2024 archaeological field season, and we’ve met one of our major goals for the season. Learn more:
