Heading Straight into the Spring Season in the Mackinaw City Area
Spring is a beautiful time of year in the Mackinaw City area, as the winter melts away and nature comes out of its deep slumber. Plenty of seasonal activities are planned to celebrate the arrival of spring and all its beauty—from the flora to fauna to astronomy to aviary. Savoring Michigan’s sweet treat…maple syrup Did […]
Six Straits Area Lighthouses Welcome Summer Visitors
Michigan has more lighthouse than any other state (at nearly 120) and the Straits of Mackinac is home to more than a dozen of these historic navigational aids. Standing majestically against the backdrop of the Great Lakes, these lights remain a testament to the state’s early maritime history. Throughout the Mackinaw City region, six of […]
Mackinaw City Celebrates Spring Meltdown 2019 — April 1-15
Mackinaw City businesses and hotels are celebrating the start of spring with vacation specials and events during the 3rd Annual Mackinac Meltdown, April 1-15 including: April 1-16 — Spring Break Splash at Pirate Cove Waterpark Things are heating up inside…with $5 fun, April 1-16 at the Pirate’s Adventure waterpark inside the Crown Choice Inn & […]
Hitting the Ice for a Pure Michigan Fishing Experience
By Chas Thompson – Professional Ice Fisher & Brewer Crisp winter mornings bring on a tradition tracing back to the first bearded men seeking the tranquility and solitude of fishing. Walking across the frozen inland lakes in the sheer quiet and peace of winter to cut a hole and pursue some fresh fish for their […]
Chill Out at the 2019 Mackinaw City Winter Festival, January 18-19
For more than a quarter century, Mackinaw City has rolled out the white carpet for a weekend of seasonal fun and excitement fit for the entire family. The 26th Annual Mackinaw City Winter Festival is scheduled for January 18-19, 2019. Most of activities are free with a 2019 Winter Fest Button. Buttons can be purchased for $3 each […]
Snow Trekking in the Straits
According to Snowshoes.com, “From Europe to North America to Asia, people began using snowshoes over 4,000 years ago out of a basic need explore new territories and to find food in the winter…the great success of snowshoes for winter travel was first observed by European explorers with Northeastern tribes such as the Huron and Algonquin, […]
Shedding Light on the Haunted Lighthouses Near Mackinaw City
Michigan is home to more than 120 lighthouses and the Straits of Mackinac boasts nearly two dozen of those lights—and a handful of THOSE are rumored to be haunted. Among the most spirited beacon is the crumbling Waugoshance Shoal Light which stands in ruins off the coast near Wilderness State Park. Built in 1852 there are rumors […]
Rock On…in the Straits of Mackinac!
Ben from Clio shows off his first painted rock find from Mackinaw City (August 2017). According to the Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica on Britannica.com, “rock art, ancient or prehistoric drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone…includes pictographs (drawings or paintings), petroglyphs (carvings or inscriptions), engravings (incised motifs), petroforms (rocks laid out in patterns), […]
This Autumn, Explore These Mackinaw City Area Scenic Byways
Michigan is home to many Pure Michigan Byways which celebrate the state’s outstanding natural beauty and many sites of historical, scenic, recreational and cultural significance. Several of these routes are easily accessible from Mackinaw City, including: State Scenic Byways: State Recreation Byways: National Forest Scenic Byway: Download the official tour guide to the Pure Michigan […]
Celebrate National Lumberjack Day in the Straits of Mackinac
Yes, there is a National Lumberjack Day—and it falls each year on September 26 (this year, a Wednesday). One of America’s most noted lumberjacks is none other than Paul Bunyan (who has his “own” day on June 28). A lively tale about this towering woodsman was written by Sarah Pruitt and published on History.com notes: “As the legend […]