The legal battles between Mackinac Island and the ferry companies had new developments in two separate decisions at the state and federal level. There are two disputes between Mackinac Island and the ...

Last month, Mike Devlin and Joe Dutcher coached Mackinac youth at three basketball camps, each funded by a grant from The Mackinac Island Community Foundation. A seventh through twelfth grade ...

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 ...

The Mackinac Island Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its Spring 2025 Grant cycle. This grant cycle provided a total of $127,975 in grant dollars to help support the Mackinac Island ...

Over the last few months, a friend of mine has asked several times about the abundance of Mourning Doves. He said, and I agree, that when we were younger, there were not the numbers of Morning Doves ...

Mackinac Island visitors and residents can now view the Island through a new lens with the introduction of night vision walking tours. The new tours are offered through the company Nocturnal ...

September is a month of transition on Mackinac Island, not only for our shops, eateries, and hotels, but the Island itself is changing — from those lasting summer days to shorter, wetter ones, reduced ...

After commuting back and forth for years from Detroit to Mackinac Island, Dr. Robert Spitzer settled in the Upper Peninsula in 2006. Through all his time spent on the Island, Spitzer has brought ...

Horses come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and temperaments. The same holds true for their owners. And, as we know that most horse people, if they have been at it for the long haul, seem to understand ...

A familiar ferry has a new name, as Arnold Freight Company’s former “Corsair” is now the “W.S. Woodfill.” The new moniker comes after the 70-year-old freight boat spent the last year in Escanaba being ...

Mackinac Island Class of 2025 graduate Vincent Davis is now attending Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. His performance during the first semester of classes earned him a spot on ...

The Mackinac Arts Council hosted their final International Celebration of the season, with an Eastern European theme, inside Community Hall, Thursday, September 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.. Mission Point ...