Individuals were accompanied by notes of artistry while weaving through Mackinac Island’s Botanical Trail during the fourth annual Music on the Trail Sunday, September 4. The event is annually ...

A crowd of more than 100 people gathered outside the Mackinac Island Police Department Thursday, September 11, for the American Legion Post 299 9/11 Service. Following the attacks in 2001, the Island ...

Mackinac Island Fire Department and EMS responded to a call of a man who had fallen down a cliff Sunday, August 31, 2025. The man had possibly broken an arm and was struggling to hold on, dispatch ...

This year marks the century-of-publication mark for one of the most significant works of fiction written in and about Northern Michigan, Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River.” The story’s ...

The Mackinac Island Public Safety Committee convened Thursday, August 28, to discuss the recent letter of resignation submitted by Mackinac Island Police Chief Mike Gruits. Gruits, who first joined ...

Earl Grey was a beautiful horse who lived on Mackinac Island. He was named after a unique tea, blended with bergamot, which was named after the second Earl of Grey, who was fond of it. Earl, the horse ...

The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk had humble beginnings when it began in 1958. That year, only 68 people participated when Gov. G. Mennen Williams led the walk. Now, the event draws tens of thousands of ...

What a beautiful Labor weekend. Every day was picture perfect with nice temperatures, blue skies and light winds. People came from far and near to celebrate on Mackinac and walk the Mackinac Bridge on ...

Twenty-six years ago, Mackinac Island resident and equestrian Candice Dunnigan and her late husband, Brian Dunnigan, invited friends from the Waterloo Hunt Club in Jackson County, Michigan, to join ...

Needlepoint is a longstanding handcraft in the embroidery family that has gained recent resurgence in popularity. While needlepoint is popular year-round, it is especially wonderful as we head into ...

Lately, I’ve had a number of questions about turtles, which are some of my favorite reptiles. It comes, in part, from questions about our Island’s name, Mackinac, or as it was originally ...

The tourism season may be wrapping up, but Straits Pride is still going strong. The nonprofit will host their fourth annual Mackinac Island Pride Festival from Thursday, September 11, to Sunday, ...