The Butterfly
Mackinac Island is home to two beautiful butterfly exhibits. Downtown, there is the Mackinac Island Butterfly House and at Surrey Hills there is the Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory. Enjoy butterflies from around the world as they metamorphosis right before your eyes. A great learning environment for all, the butterflies really are at the helm of keeping our gardens pretty and our environment in check. Both are open May through October and we recommend you visit both as they both have stunning tropical gardens and hundreds of colorful butterflies flittering about.

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Haunted Theatre
Mackinac Island's scariest fun family attraction is the Haunted Theatre, a haunted house and wax monster display. Not recommended for very small children but a blast for everyone else. Free babysitting for the weeuns while the rest of the family visits the dark interior meeting Mackinac's legendary Manitou and the Phantom of the Opera performing his requiem for all. Open everyday of the season, May through October. Located in the heart of downtown.

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Let's go fly a kite
Great Turtle Toys and Caddywampus offer kite flying demonstrations daily at Windermere Point and or Mission Point. Stop by one the shops for daily locations. Its a wonderfully fun thing to do on the breezy straits of Mackinac. Mary Poppins had it right...

Natural Attractions No trip to Mackinac Island is complete without visiting Mackinac Island State Park. The best way to begin is with a carriage tour, then grab some bikes and take a spin around the Island . Trail riding, hiking or walking is so memorable and an excellent way to see our favorite places among the 2250 acres of trails. There are no admission fees to explore.

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Golf
Mackinac Island is home to three great golf courses and one executive putting course.

Fort Mackinac Michigan's only Revolutionary War era fort. We are proud to say she has retired from duty and now offers 1880's reenactments for today's visitors. Mackinac State Historic Parks provides fourteen original buildings, canon salutes fired over the harbor, military music, informative films and Mackinac's history that helped to create the American dream. Don't forget to enjoy lunch or dinner at the Tea Room-a Grand Hotel restaurant overlooking the straits. Open May through mid October.

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Downtown Historic Buildings
Mackinac State Historic Park's 1820's fur trade comes to life in the Mackinac State Historic Parks downtown historic buildings on Market, Mission and Huron streets. Watch hearth cooking and crafts at Biddle House (home to Agatha Biddle, Chippewa Chief), see live blacksmith demonstrations at the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, visit the Beaumont Memorial which commemorates Dr. William Beaumont's medical discoveries and of course no trip is complete without stepping inside Mission Church where fire and brimstone preacher Rev. William Ferry delivered his followers from darkness. Open June through September.

Stuart House Museum
John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1809. To gain access to the great fur trade monopoly held by the British from posts in Montreal, Astor bought out everyone he could to establish himself as the most successful fur trader in the world. The Stuart House Museum was the social center for the fur traders and Astor in the early 1800's and now is restored to tell the story of America's first millionaire. Located on Market Street, open May through October, admission ranges from $1.50-$3.50, family passes are $10 and admission is free with your Mackinac Island Carriage Tour ticket, 906-847-3307.