Movie by the Bridge

Michilimackinac State Park Mackinaw City

Enjoy Mary Poppins Returns in Michilimackinac State Park in Mackinaw City with the Mackinac Bridge as your background. Bring a blanket or a chair. This is a Mackinac Parks: 125 free event!

Event Series Michilimackinac at Work: Labor and Trades

Michilimackinac at Work: Labor and Trades

Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City

Michilimackinac was a hardworking community in the 18th century. Voyageurs, blacksmiths, laundresses, clerks, and soldiers all plied their trades at the fort, employing both skilled and unskilled labor. Join the interpretive staff as they demonstrate a variety of tasks that made up the world of work at Michilimackinac in the 18th century. All special programs included […]

Summer Stargazing

Fort Holmes Mackinac Island

Join a Mackinac Island park ranger for a constellation program showcasing the twinkling wonders of the night sky. Meet at the Fort Mackinac Avenue of Flags for a guided hike with solar lights to Fort Holmes, the highest point on Mackinac Island. This is a Mackinac Parks: 125 free event!

Event Series Michilimackinac at Work: Labor and Trades

Michilimackinac at Work: Labor and Trades

Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City

Michilimackinac was a hardworking community in the 18th century. Voyageurs, blacksmiths, laundresses, clerks, and soldiers all plied their trades at the fort, employing both skilled and unskilled labor. Join the interpretive staff as they demonstrate a variety of tasks that made up the world of work at Michilimackinac in the 18th century. All special programs included […]

Mackinac – Our Famous Island, presented by Mackinac Arts Council

Center for the Arts Mackinac Island

Detroit Public TV and Mackinac State Historic Parks takes viewers along its many shores and trails to experience the natural beauty of the island, visit landmarks that reveal its earliest history and introduce the people who still work to preserve this special place. There is far more to this sacred island than horses and fudge, […]

Island History Series: View from the Veranda – History and Architecture of Mackinac Island’s Summer Cottages

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

Join Mackinac State Historic Parks' Director Phil Porter for an inside look at the grand cottages of this uniquely Victorian island. During this presentation Porter will contrast fascinating historic photos of the cottages with modern portraits to describe the development, architecture and daily like of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island. Presented in the […]