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Summer Splendor
"The woods which adorn the central ridge of the island are very full in foliage, and, in August, showed the tender green and pliant leaf of June elsewhere. They are rich in beautiful mosses and the wild raspberry."
Margaret Fuller, 1844
Summer on the Lakes
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June
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Celebrating Mackinac's lilac collection began in 1949 after a conversation with Evangilene “Ling” Horn and Nurse Stella King who encouraged the then teen and today's Mackinac Island Carriage Tours veterinarian Dr. Bill Chambers to have a parade on Lilac Sunday. The idea was to bring people to the Island to enjoy a great horse drawn parade amidst the lovely lilacs that fragrance the Island in June. What began as a one day event called the Mackinac Island Lilac Day has blossomed into a ten day festival. |
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July
Mackinac Island Festival of the Horse
The Mackinac Island Horsemens Association and Great Turtle Festivals presents Mackinac Island' first annual Festival of the Horse. Events include stable tours on the prestigious East and West Bluffs, Carriage Rally, Equestrian Art Show, Lemonade Stable Tour and Tack Sale and a good old fashioned Barn Raisin' Dance to raise money for the new stable up Island. All proceeds from the festival will go toward ensuring the support of horse activiities and the creation of the new community stable on Mackinac Island.
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August
Mackinac Island Music Festival
Always a great event, the music festival continues to grow and introduce folks to the great musicians. The festival opens with Grand Hotel's musical director Alex Graham and his quartet at Gate House on Tuesday, August 18th.
Back by popular demand for 2009 is Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels for a high octane show at Mission Point Resort Theatre on Wednesday, August 19th.
Thursday afternoon finds the Island hanging out at the Mackinac Hoedown with a reunion of Detroit's own folk-rock super group Ash Can Van Goghl along with Michelle Chenard , Barb Payton and slide guitarist Kraig Kenning. The festival comes to a close with Mackinac Island's Last Waltz where festival musicians gather to reenact the legendary Scorsese film of The Band's last concert.
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Mackinac Island Fudge Festival
For more than a century, Mackinac Island's fudge has been an institution that's become famous worldwide. Celebrate Mackinac Fudge during this festival. Win a vacation package to Mackinac Island by finding the Golden Ticket at select Island fudge shops. Experience the delight of the Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan, be awed by the Great Kite Ascension, fun in the Great Outdoors with select appearances by Miss Michigan Sugar and the ultimate “Daddy ...I want the Golden Ticket & I want it Now!” |
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