Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Painter Kurt Anderson

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

Primarily a plein air artist, Anderson will present his process of creating work, and review the materials he used to create it. He will also do a short painting demonstration. This program will be presented in the Station 256 Conference Room, located above the Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center. This is a free event. […]

Event Series Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

The woods and waters of Mackinac Island are home to a broad diversity of bird life. Join park naturalist Kyle Bagnall as we search for the island's feathered residents. Our group will look and listen for songbirds of the forest, raptors soaring overhead, and waterbirds along the shore. We'll also compare our sightings with those […]

Event Series Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

The woods and waters of Mackinac Island are home to a broad diversity of bird life. Join park naturalist Kyle Bagnall as we search for the island's feathered residents. Our group will look and listen for songbirds of the forest, raptors soaring overhead, and waterbirds along the shore. We'll also compare our sightings with those […]

Movie in the Fort

Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI

Settle in under the stars at Fort Mackinac and enjoy Ghostbusters on the Parade Ground. Bring a blanket or a chair and a snack. #thisismackinac

Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Poet Elizabeth Klein

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

Writer Elizabeth Klein will present a reading of her poetry collection titled Upon a Shoreline Exile. The pieces include:  “Bench at Marquette Park,” with context on how Pere Marquette influenced the poem; “Night on Main,” which includes a brief anecdote about the poem's origins as a scene in one of her fiction pieces; “Freighter at […]

Event Series Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Summer Birds of Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island

The woods and waters of Mackinac Island are home to a broad diversity of bird life. Join park naturalist Kyle Bagnall as we search for the island's feathered residents. Our group will look and listen for songbirds of the forest, raptors soaring overhead, and waterbirds along the shore. We'll also compare our sightings with those […]