It’s a mild Friday afternoon on Mackinac Island, a small, tree-covered landmass in Lake Huron, between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. As a horse-drawn carriage clip-clops by, a family spreads ...

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 ...

Twenty more ships will float near Mackinac Island this year compared to 2024 as the state's Great Lakes see a rise in ...

The island has three playgrounds: one at the island's school; one at Marquette Park, located beneath Fort Mackinac; and one at the Great Turtle Park, located near the center of the island.

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 ...

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 ...

(WOOD) — Cleanup crews have made major strides on Mackinac Island. Park officials say Mackinac ... “We’ve made great progress,” MISP Manager Myron Johnson said in a statement.

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 ...

Mackinac Island tourism officials say cleanup work this week following a major ice storm in northern Michigan has "yielded remarkable results" and many areas of the island that had been closed by ...