Vintage Base Ball

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

A vintage game of “base ball” as it was meant to be played, barehanded and by gentlemen’s rules on the old Fort Mackinac ball field behind Fort Mackinac, the oldest continually used ball field in Michigan! Learn an old-fashioned cheer, watch players fined for smoking cigars on the field, and enjoy a good old-fashioned rivalry! […]

Movie in the Fort: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI

Settle in under the stars at Fort Mackinac and enjoy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on the Parade Ground. Bring a blanket or a chair and a snack. Part of the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival. This is a free event. #thisismackinac

Fort Mackinac Opening Day

Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI

Mackinac Island's iconic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2024 season with a cannon blast at 9am! #thisismackinac

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 Weekend

Residents Appreciation Weekend

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 Weekend

Residents Appreciation Weekend

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 […]