There are no vineyards on Mackinac Island like the one Maeve Croghan painted to win the Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Artist Label Contest. But the artistry she exhibited in her winning work has been cultivated for decades in the lovely environs of the northern Michigan vacation destination. For the past 25 years, Croghan and a […]
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We spent weeks planning a unique and family-friendly vacation to Mackinac Island. Then one night on our trip, as my family was finishing a wonderful evening bike ride around Mackinac Island, absorbing the sounds of gulls and loons over the lake and water lapping at the shore, we pulled into town for dinner on the
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Sometimes you just need to escape. You can do that by traveling away from home. And you can do it by reading about distant times and faraway places. Or you can escape by doing both – by reading a good book while visiting a great place. Just setting foot on Mackinac Island makes you feel
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When done well, movies can entertain us, inspire us and move us. They can capture our imagination and show us how things were, how things are and how things could be. Each year for the past century, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has gathered to recognize the people who have made movies
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Where can you forge your own knife, immerse yourself in a butterfly conservatory, visit a carriage museum and try world-famous donuts? Surrey Hill on Mackinac Island, of course! Surrey Hill is located toward the interior of Mackinac Island past Grand Hotel and beyond the backside of Fort Mackinac. It’s about a 20-minute walk from downtown
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Constance Fenimore Woolson grew up in Cleveland. She fell to her death in Italy. And her family has ties to the New York town that’s home to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Yet, Michigan’s Mackinac Island is where there’s a memorial to the author who penned the 19th-century novel, “Anne.” On a bluff overlooking
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Like a lot of islands, Mackinac Island has beautiful sunsets. It also offers an added bonus that you only get to see in this part of the world: The sun setting into a horizon accented by the mighty Mackinac Bridge. That’s one of many reasons that Mackinac Island consistently ranks as one of the best
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A place as beautiful as Mackinac Island naturally inspires the creative spirit. So, it’s no wonder that art galleries can be found throughout downtown Mackinac Island and beyond. One of the joys of visiting Mackinac Island is browsing these galleries and seeing the breathtaking sights through the eyes of artists whose works are for sale
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Is the COVID-19 quarantine making you feel restless? Mackinac Island just might be the perfect antidote to your family’s cabin fever. No, not visiting Mackinac Island…at least, not yet. But you can bring a bit of Mackinac Island home to you in some creative ways during these days of social distancing. Parade Magazine compiled a
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Can’t wait for ArtPrize? You can get an early look at more than 40 of this year’s works during a preview show this summer on Mackinac Island. “Crossing the Straits” is an exhibition of Yooper art organized by the Mackinac Arts Council and the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba. Through the last three weeks of
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The jewel of the Great Lakes. Enjoy beautiful vistas, shopping, and carriage rides during the day, and watch the city transform at night with its happening music and bar scene. Mackinac Island has something for everyone.
Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau
7274 Main Street
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
(906) 847-3783
www.mackinacisland.org
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