July 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT 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... Read more »
June 30, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT 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.... Read more »
August 28, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT Island History Series: Fudge – Mackinac’s Sweet Souvenir Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island Mackinac 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... Read more »
