Station 256 Conference Room
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 Poet Elizabeth Klein
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandWriter 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 […]
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Painter Kurt Anderson
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandPrimarily 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. […]
Island History Series: Fudge – Mackinac’s Sweet Souvenir
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandMackinac Island and fudge. Both symbolize indulgence, fantasy and escape. But there's more to fudge than sugar, butter, chocolate and cream. Join Phil Porter, Mackinac State Historic Parks Director and Chief Fudge Taster, as he explores the history of Mackinac's most delicious souvenir. Presented at the Station 256 Conference Room. This is a free Mackinac […]
Island History Series: Mackinac Island’s Influence on the Civil War
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandFor this entry into our "Island History Series," Mackinac State Historic Parks Registrar Brian Jaeschke will offer a look at the military post of Fort Mackinac and the officers at the fort prior to the civil war, the event of the fort becoming a prison for three confederate sympathizers, a profile of Sgt. William Marshall, […]
Island History Series: Archaeology on Mackinac Island
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandArchaeological excavations have been carried out around Mackinac Island since the 1960s, including sites on Custer Road, Wawashkamo Golf Club, and Fort Mackinac. Join Mackinac State Historic Parks Curator of Archaeology Dr. Lynn Evans as she explores the archaeological history of Mackinac Island. The presentation will take place in the Station 256 Conference Room, located […]
