Lilac Festival Queen Coronation

Marquette Park

Presented by the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau. Join us in beautiful Marquette Park at the Father Marquette statue for music from the Grand Hotel orchestra and for the crowning of the 2025 Lilac Festival queen. #thisismackinac #mymackinac

Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Run & Walk

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

Help kick off the 74th Mackinac Island Lilac Festival with a great morning race to enjoy the early season beauty on the island. The course will provide you with the tree-covered paved roads through the center of the Island, and tremendous lake views with the Mackinac Bridge on the horizon. This is certainly a race […]

Event Series Maritime Michilimackinac

Maritime Michilimackinac

Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City

Colonial Michilimackinac was a major hub for the Great Lakes Fur Trade, and its location where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet was crucial to its success. This special event will focus on Michilimackinac’s maritime history. Join the interpretive staff as they discuss and demonstrate the many different ways Michilimackinac’s historic residents interacted with and worked […]

American Fur Co. Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum Opening Day

American Fur Co. Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum Market & Fort Streets, Mackinac Island, MI, United States

Learn all about Mackinac's medical miracle as we celebrate opening day! Home to the American Fur Company Store, which sold a variety of general merchandise. It was at this site, on June 6, 1822, that French Canadian voyageur Alexis St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach from a distance of three feet. Fort Mackinac […]

McGulpin House Opening Day

McGulpin House Market and Fort Streets, Mackinac Island, MI, United States

Explore what is possibly Mackinac's oldest residence as celebrate opening day! One of the island’s oldest structures, McGulpin House dates to 1790. Originally located on the east end of town, the building was moved to this location during restoration in 1982. Once the home of William McGulpin, a baker for the American Fur Company, this […]

British Landing Nature Center Opening Day

British Landing Nature Center Mackinac Island

On your way around M-185 include the British Landing Nature Center to learn more about the plants and animals that call Mackinac Island home. The British Landing Nature Center is located across from British Landing. The center includes information on the geology, plants, habitats and wildlife found on the island. Additionally, a large cedar tree […]