As the Island’s tourist season comes to a close, various Island businesses are preparing to shutter their doors for the ...

Here we are in mid-fall. The trees have turned color, and quite a number have fallen. Construction work has begun to get ...

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, ...

Mary Patay, Mackinac Island Public School Soccer, Girls' Basketball, and Golf Coach, will be retiring at the end of the 2025-26 sports season. “It was a fluke, on why I started with coaching,” Patay ...

Mackinac Island Community Theatre is warming up to the winter season by hosting auditions for the winter production of “Elf The Musical,” slated for Wednesday, October 21, inside Mission Point Theater ...

The weather has been outstanding for the month of October. The trees on Cadotte Avenue, called “Autumn Blaze,” are a bright red and just gorgeous. It was a very busy weekend with people enjoying some ...

The Mackinac Island Public Safety Committee selected two of three applicants to undergo the interview process for the Mackinac Island Police Department Chief of Police position during its meeting ...

From poets and painters to sculptors and musicians, Mackinac Island is a haven for artists. In northern Michigan, many musicians can hone their craft and develop their careers through the many ...

Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community climbed aboard a buckboard hayride to celebrate National Coming Out Day Saturday, October 11, during the annual Coming Out Dray event hosted by Straits Pride ...

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 ...