Mackinac Island State Park
Mackinac Island State Park Commission Meeting
Mackinac IslandA regular meeting of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission to be held at the Post Hospital Board Room on Mackinac Island. Click here for the meeting notice. Click here for the agenda.
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Constructed Watercolor Artist Elizabeth Spitz
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandConstructed watercolor artist Elizabeth Spitz will demonstration how her artwork is made, showing the technique of constructed watercolors. Sheets of solid watercolor paper are painted, then cut and glued in layers to create dimensional images. She will have examples in many stages of completion, to show how the process works from start to finish, because […]
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Woodcut Artist and Printmaker Benjamin Bohnsack
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandWoodcut artist and printmaker Benjamin Bohnsack will present a continuous demonstration of block printing during his residency, so keep an eye open for him while on the island! For his scheduled workshop, he will showcase a half hour presentation about the story of literacy and printing, with a visual description of what he does to […]
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Photographer Raymond Gaynor
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandPhotographer Raymond Gaynor will lead a presentation/workshop on the images he's taken while in residence. He'll provide a detailed explanation on what drove him to take that particular shot, what he saw, and what he felt. Additionally, he will also discuss the technical aspects and processing workflow for each image. This is a free workshop […]
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Printmaker Nicholas Hill
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island2017 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 […]
Twilight Turtle Trek
Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac IslandMackinac 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 […]
