Author Wendy Byard celebrated the debut of her suspense novel, Devil in the Dunes, with patrons of Mackinac’s Island Bookstore on Saturday, October 4. Byard’s story follows 18-year-old Cadie McLeod, ...

Emma Motz, head coach of the Mackinac Island Public Schools volleyball team, was recently recognized by the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association as “Coach of the Week” as a part of ...

As Mackinac Island begins to cool down with the accompanying fall air, memories of the 2025 tourist season continue to flow in the minds of Island residents and seasonal workers. A visual collection ...

The weather this week has been gorgeous with bright sun, warm days, and cool nights. Folks have really been enjoying it. Market Street is certainly decorated for Halloween — Metivier Inn, Hart’s Haven ...

A Texas company has run afoul of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act after operating websites Attorney General Dana Nessel said were intended to mislead consumers into believing they were purchasing ...

Close to Great Turtle Park, on the upper plateau of Mackinac Island, a road goes between Sixth Street in Harrisonville and Cemetery Road near Fort Mackinac. The road is called “Cupid’s Pathway,” and ...

Island residents James Lenfestey and Brian Findley brought Mark Twain and his lecture manager, James Pond, back to life with a stage performance, “Mark Twain on Mackinac 1895,” inside the Mission ...

The discussions continue to create Michigan’s new budget in Lansing but one intended cut is already drawing pushback. The proposed budget passed in the House of Representatives Tuesday, August 26, ...

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 ...

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 ...

With just once a week practice, Mackinac Arts Council’s “I Can’t Sing” Chorus, led by Paul Ellinger, is showing Islanders that they can, in fact, vocalize — and have fun while doing it. An accredited ...

Mackinac Island’s Timmons-Rearick family was recognized with the second annual G. Mennen Williams Stewardship Award this past June for their continuous support of Mackinac State Historic Parks.