Biddle House, featuring the Mackinac Island Native American Museum, Opening Day

Biddle House Mackinac Island

Explore A Time of Change as the Biddle House, featuring the Mackinac Island Native American Museum, opens for the 2025 season! Step into the home of Agatha and Edward Biddle, merchants who moved in around 1830. This was a time of change, and the 1830s were critical to the Biddles for another reason: as an […]

The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum Opening Day

The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum Mackinac Island

Be Inspired as The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum opens for the 2025 season! Nowhere else does such a rare and exceptional collection of Mackinac-related art and photography come together to tell Mackinac’s story. In complement to the natural beauty of Mackinac Island, The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum allows visitors […]

Fort2Fort Five Mile Challenge

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

mackTO REGISTER: runmackinac.com The sixth annual Fort2Fort Five Mile Challenge will start at Fort Mackinac at 9:00 a.m. and passes all of the historic and natural wonders Mackinac Island State Park has to offer! This challenging but fun course starts runners inside iconic Fort Mackinac then passes by Arch Rock, the Mackinac Island Service Camp […]

Event Series Residents Appreciation Day

Residents Appreciation Day

Mackinac State Historic Parks

For residents of Mackinac, Cheboygan, or Emmet counties, for one weekend, we discount the admission prices for all of our sites to what they were when we first began operating our modern museum programs for the public in 1958. (.50 cents adults, .25 cents children). Thank you for supporting Mackinac State Historic Parks! This special […]

Event Series Residents Appreciation Day

Residents Appreciation Day

Mackinac State Historic Parks

For residents of Mackinac, Cheboygan, or Emmet counties, for one weekend, we discount the admission prices for all of our sites to what they were when we first began operating our modern museum programs for the public in 1958. (.50 cents adults, .25 cents children). Thank you for supporting Mackinac State Historic Parks! This special […]

North Woods Birds & Blossoms

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

The wooded paths of Mackinac Island State Park abound in spring wildflowers and colorful songbirds. Meet naturalist Kyle Bagnall at the Avenue of Flags, behind Fort Mackinac, for a meandering trail walk covering about 1.5 miles. Along the way, we'll enjoy blooming flowers, migrating birds, and other natural wonders of the North Woods. #thisismackinac