Girl Scouts and the Mackinac Island Scout Service Camp Posted March 22, 2021 The Mackinac Island Scout Service Camp has been a long-honored tradition for many scouts within Michigan. Since its creation in 1929 the program has gone through many changes, however none quite as notable as the inclusion of Girl Scouts. In 1929, visitors who trudged up the ramp to Fort Mackinac had a breathtaking view as a reward for their climb, but the fort buildings revealed little of their past. At the time only a small museum of assorted artifacts had been assembled in part of the Officer’s Stone Quarters. Roger Andrews, vice chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, wanted to create a new way to present Mackinac’s rich history for their visitors. Andrews organized a contingent of eight Eagle Scouts, the highest rank of Boy Scouts, to help at Fort Mackinac for the month of August 1929. These scouts were well trained in the historical background of the island and gave free tours to fort visitors. Their routine included putting the fort flags up and down, firing the sunset gun, and blowing “Reveille” and taps on the bugle. Famously, future president Gerald Ford was one of these Eagle Scouts. After the successful summer, the news of the service camp quickly spread. In 1934 the program briefly went nationwide – scouts were invited from fifteen other states to spend two weeks serving as guides at Fort Mackinac. With the overwhelming response, the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company sponsored an essay contest to select scouts within Michigan. By 1947, twelve different troops were coming, with more than 400 scouts each season. During the 1940s, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission received numerous requests for the inclusion of Girl Scouts. Instead of allowing the scouts to join the Mackinac Island Scout Service Camp, the commission offered temporary usage of the Scout Barracks, located behind Fort Mackinac, and land for a Girl Scout camp to construct their own barracks on Mackinac Island. Nothing came of this offer, but the idea of having Girl Scouts as part of the program did not die. Scouts with Governor and First Lady Milliken. In the early 1970s the Girl Scouts again asked to be part of the contingent, this time securing the support of Helen Milliken, Michigan’s First Lady. Since the Boy Scouts and Girl Scout organizations are separate, the request was carefully studied to see if Girl Scouts could meet the camp requirement. In 1974, the scout camp policy was changed to include Girl Scout troops, and Cadette Troops 464 from Ann Arbor and 1463 from Grosse Pointe Farms served with distinction. Over the years the number of Girl Scout troops coming to Mackinac has increased. Today, approximately half the scouts serving on the island are Girl Scouts. Several Girl Scout troops have now had more than forty consecutive years of service since coming to the island. Instead of only providing guided tours of Fort Mackinac, scouts can be found performing duties on the island ranging from flag duties, answering guest questions, assisting with service projects across the park, and many other duties that have been historically completed by their scout counterparts. Occasionally scouts will have the opportunity to participate in special events, including marching in the June Lilac Day Parade and helping with Independence Day events. Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the program to be suspended for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The scouts are a vital asset to Fort Mackinac, though, and will be warmly and excitedly welcomed back as soon as it is safe to do so, hopefully in 2022.
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Muralist Dustin Hunt Posted March 8, 2021 During their residency, muralist Dustin Hunt plans to create a series of three to five eleven-by-seventeen-inch graphite portrait studies of residents and seasonal workers. Incorporating elements of Mackinac Island, Hunt will make the overall body of work people-centric and site-specific. These portrait studies will also contain design elements inspired by conversations with the subjects about what has shaped them. In this way, personal narratives drive the composition and become mediums for storytelling. As with most projects, Hunt will seek out narratives that are often overlooked, perhaps misunderstood, yet worthy of highlighting, that may go unnoticed otherwise. During the workshop, Hunt will: -Present select previous people-centric, community-centered mural projects -Discuss ways that relationships have been built in previous communities visited -Highlight ways Hunt incorporates said relationships into public art projects -Unveil the three to five graphite portrait studies while sharing about process -Allow time for questions This is a free workshop located in the Station 256 Conference Room, located above the Mackinac Island State Park Visitor’s Center. #thisismackinac
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
Workshops in the Museum Posted March 8, 2021 Presented by the Mackinac Arts Council. Join local and regional artists as they share their art expertise. Workshops take place in Marquette Park on the lawn outside The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. Supplies are provided, but you may also bring your own. Class sizes are limited – early registration is recommended through the Mackinac Arts Council. All workshops cost $20 per day unless otherwise noted. Discounts are available for students and Mackinac Island summer employees. Workshops are held after regular museum hours. Workshop Schedule: June 9 – Watercolor Lilacs June 22 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay (four week course – June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13) June 23 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright June 29 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 2 June 30 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan July 6 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 3 July 7 – Felting with Kim Clare July 13 – Beginner Knitting with Becki Barnwell and Mary Patay – Course 4 July 14 – Plein Air Painting with Scott Kenyon July 21 – Island Instagram with Sara Wright August 3 – Printmaking with Cindy Hunter Morgan August 4 – Japanese Stab Binding August 10 – Theatre Techniques with Starling Shakespeare Co. August 11 – Rug Punch with Kim Clare August 18 – Watercolors with Megan Swoyer August 24 – Theatre Techniques with Starline Shakespeare Co. August 25 – Plein Air Painting with Maeve Croghan
