July 19, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Event Series Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence Tours Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence Tours Explore the Governor's Summer Residence on Mackinac Island on select Wednesdays June through August. Built in 1902 as a private summer cottage by Lawrence A. Young, it has served as the Governor's summer Residence since 1945. The residence was listed in the Michigan Register of Historic Places in October 1975. In November 1997, the house... Read more »
July 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT Automobile Ban Reenactment Mackinac Island An 1886 Benz Motorwagen will take a short drive down Market Street but will be stopped at Mackinac Island's City Hall, where Mackinac State Historic Parks Director Steve Brisson and Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud will reaffirm the ban on automobiles on Mackinac Island. This is a free event.
July 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Event Series 1886 Benz Motorwagen on Display! 1886 Benz Motorwagen on Display! Huron Road Pavilion Stop by the Huron Road Pavilion, just outside Fort Mackinac, to get an up close look at an 1886 Benz Motorwagen! Members of the Gilmore Car Museum will have the car on display and will provide public interpretation throughout the day. Free event!