MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Excitement is running high this time of year as many shops and restaurants that pepper Mackinac Island’s downtown are getting ready to open for the season. But in one ...

Ring in 2023: New Year celebrations across Northern Michigan On Mackinac Island the 9th Annual Great Turtle Drop will take place. The turtle will be lowered from the Lilac Tree Hotel as the crowd ...

New Year’s Eve Great Turtle Drop: 12/31 - A great way to ring in 2024, this uniquely-Mackinac Island event will see a festive turtle lowered from the roof of the Lilac Tree Hotel. Twilight ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – A growing sport is coming to Mackinac Island. If fundraising goals are met, three pickleball courts will be installed at the site of a “defunct” skate park at the ...

“Being able to say this is authentic to Michigan. This is authentic to Mackinac Island.” Photo by Great Turtle Brewing & Distillery Photo by Great Turtle Brewing & Distillery Photo by Great ...

UPDATE 10:15 a.m. April 14: MACKINAC ISLAND — Mackinac Island is gearing up for the 2025 season starting May 2, following a recent ice storm. According to an April 14 news release, islanders and ...

Local breweries are great ... to Mackinac Island to check out the annual Lilac Festival. It was only my second time on the island as an adult. And while there is a brewery there — Great Turtle ...