May 3 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Fort Mackinac Opening Day Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, MI Mackinac Island's iconic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2024 season with a cannon blast at 9:00 a.m.! #thisismackinac
May 3 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Mackinac Island State Park Visitor’s Center Opening Day Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center 7165 Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI, United States The Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center, located on Main Street, opens for the 2024 season! #thisismackinac
May 8 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Colonial Michilimackinac Opening Day Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City Step into the 1770s at Colonial Michilimackinac as we celebrate opening day 2024! #thisismackinac
Army Marksmanship at Fort Mackinac While American history is full of stories and legends of soldiers and civilians skillfully using their muskets and rifles in the heat of battle or some other dramatic event, the truth is that most people in the 1800s had little-to-no experience in long-range shooting or even basic firearm skills. This included the army. Read More »
Timber for Mission Church, April 1830 Have you ever wondered how they got lumber over to the island to construct buildings such as Mission Church? Read More »
Marchand De Lignery and the Voyageurs We’ve long interpreted Michilimackinac in the 1770s, at the end of the British period of occupation. However, Michilimackinac was occupied by the French for more than 40 years. Here’s a story about its rocky beginning in this area. Read More »