Let’s Talk Dirt: The Science of 18th Century Laundry

Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City

Clean clothes mattered to people in the 18th century, so much so that some women made a career out of doing other peoples’ laundry. Join us for this exciting program about the soapy, sudsy science that helped people keep their clothes clean at Michilimackinac. Admission by donation. #thisismackinac

Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Printmaker Nicholas Hill

Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island

2017 Guggenheim Fellow Nicholas Hill will use a small printing press to create printing plates based upon on-sight drawings that he's created at various sites on the island. His printmaking processes are environmentally-friendly and water-based. He also looks forward to open studio sessions where visitors can come to his studio to see the printing process […]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission Meeting

Mackinac Island

­­­­Meeting Notice MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION Friday, September 24, 2021 1:30 p.m. 21001 Van Born Rd Taylor, MI   DUE TO COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS, THE MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. Members of the public may access the Zoom meeting in one of two ways: […]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission Meeting

Birmingham, MI

A regular meeting of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission to be held in Birmingham at The Community House, 380 South Bates Street, Birmingham, MI 48009. Click here for the meeting and agenda.

Event Series A Colonial Christmas

A Colonial Christmas

Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City

The sun sets on the Straits of Mackinac. Fires crackle in stone hearths. The smell of treats and warm beverages fill the crisp winter air. Laughter, conversation, and more can be heard emanating from inside the palisaded walls. It’s ‘A Colonial Christmas’ at Colonial Michilimackinac, where the traditions of the 17th and 18th century are […]

Event Series Twilight Turtle Trek

Twilight Turtle Trek

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

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 and Huron Road) with a bonfire and hot chocolate. The trail is groomed, track set, lit by lanterns and approximately two miles long. This is […]