Fort Mackinac Opening Day
Fort Mackinac 7125 Huron Road, Mackinac Island, MIHistoric Fort Mackinac opens for the 2023 season!
Historic Fort Mackinac opens for the 2023 season!
Join us for this fun race on Mackinac Island! Proceeds help support the Mackinac Historic State Parks! The race starts with a blast of the rifles at Fort Mackinac, takes a winding route up to Fort Holmes, and back down to a finish behind Fort Mackinac next to the scout barracks. Register and find more …
Explore Mackinac Island State Park's newest interpretive pathway, the Hardwood Nature Trail, with the park's Naturalist Kyle Bagnall. Hike begins at the Avenue of Flags, behind Fort Mackinac. Free event.
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.
A vintage game of “base ball” as it was meant to be played, barehanded and by gentlemen’s rules on the old Fort Mackinac ball field behind Fort Mackinac, the oldest continually used ball field in Michigan! Learn an old-fashioned cheer, watch players fined for smoking cigars on the field, and enjoy a good old-fashioned rivalry! …
Vintage Base Ball with Mackinac State Historic PArks Read More »