The Mackinac Arts Council presents their first summer film series at the newly established Center for the Arts, the Island’s non-profit center for fine film and performing arts at Mission Point Resort. The Film Series begins at the Mission Point Theatre and runs May 24-October 18, 2013.
Click here for the schedule of featured films.
A brief and informal Memorial Day observance to pay tribute to the soldiers who served at Fort Mackinac. Soldiers will assemble at 8:30 a.m. at Fort Mackinac, march to the cemetery, perform a short ceremony and salute, and return to the fort. No admission is charged for ths event.
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber in the United States. Each summer, the Mackinac Policy Conference historically begins the Wednesday following the Memorial Day holiday. Business leaders from around the globe come together at Grand Hotel to help shape the future of Detroit and to discuss topics ranging from job creation to regional transportation and the key reforms needed for the state of Michigan.
The Mackinac Arts Council presents their first summer film series at the newly established Center for the Arts, the Island’s non-profit center for fine film and performing arts at Mission Point Resort. The Film Series begins at the Mission Point Theatre and runs May 24-October 18, 2013.
Click here for the schedule of featured films.
The 10-day celebration is the first and largest summer event on the Island, attracting thousands of visitors. A celebration that blends the Island’s historic varieties of lilacs – many of which were brought here during the Colonial era; distinctive equestrian culture; fine food, drink and accommodations plus a range of other activities, the festival is one of the Island’s biggest attractions.
Festivities include the coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen and Court, Lilac Festival 10K, Movies at the Mission, Grand Hotel History Lecture, horse drawn carriage tours, numerous concerts, sailing tours of the harbor, boat cruises under the Mackinac Bridge, wine tastings, A Taste of Mackinac Culinary Event, Mackinac Island Dog and Pony Show and the festival’s signature event, the Lilac Festival Grand Parade.
Held on the lawn of the Harbour View Inn and surrounded by some of the Island’s oldest lilacs, A Taste of Mackinac provides locals and visitors an opportunity to sample culinary favorites served by chefs from the Island’s restaurants. Cuisine ranges from Colonial to contemporary and includes fares such as New American, French, Irish, Italian, Jamaican and Mexican.
Celebrating equine and canine companions, the Mackinac Island Dog & Pony club returns with the annual Mackinc Island Dog & Pony Show and the Epona & Barkus Parade.
Click here for the festival website.
The Mackinac Arts Council presents their first summer film series at the newly established Center for the Arts, the Island’s non-profit center for fine film and performing arts at Mission Point Resort. The Film Series begins at the Mission Point Theatre and runs May 24-October 18, 2013.
Click here for the schedule of featured films.
Smell hearty stew cooking over an open hearth; run your hands over wool strands on a spinning wheel; hear the clanging of a blacksmith’s hammer as steel meets steel, and then try it yourself. Take time to smell the herb garden; ask questions; see original 18th-century French-Canadian architecture; hear the story of an accidental shooting that lead to a groundbreaking medical discovery. It all happened here—in these actual buildings. Make your story as unique as these buildings and the many experiences within them.
Will be open June 8 to August 17, 2013 and is included in admission to Fort Mackinac and The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum.
Phone: (906) 847-3328
The Mackinac Arts Council presents their first summer film series at the newly established Center for the Arts, the Island’s non-profit center for fine film and performing arts at Mission Point Resort. The Film Series begins at the Mission Point Theatre and runs May 24-October 18, 2013.
Click here for the schedule of featured films.
Over 100 years old, the Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence has functioned as a summer home for nine Michigan governors and their families dating to 1943. Enjoy a rare look inside the 1902 cottage on this free tour overlooking Mackinac Island’s harbor.
There is no admission, tours run from 9:30am to 11:30am. No food, drink or cameras allowed.
The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival’s biggest culinary picnic styled luncheon on the lawn of the stately Harbour View Inn. Tickets available online and from the Tourism Bureau when on Island.
Featured restaurants include: 1852 Grill Room, Bistro on the Greens, Chianti, Goodfellow’s Grill, Horn’s Gaslight Bar, Ice House, Island Slice Pizza, Mary’s Bistro, Millie’s on Main, Pink Pony Bar & Grill, Yankee Rebel Tavern and more.