The other day, as I was biking up to the Grand Stables to talk about carriages with Ben Mosely (chief of all things equine at the Grand), my bicycle chain slipped when I was shifting. It became stuck ...

Bikers pedal down M-185 Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Josephine Anderson/Town Crier) PeopleForBikes, a nonprofit organization from Boulder, Colorado, ranked Mackinac Island as the 2025 best city for bikes ...

For more than 140 years, a trickle of water has flowed forth just west of Devil’s Kitchen on the southwestern shore of Mackinac Island. The spring is marked on the 1882 Hubbard’s Annex plat map, ...

Community volunteers have come together to keep English as a Second Language Classes running for a fourth year through Mackinac Connect. The program pairs non-native English speakers with a volunteer ...

The Mackinac Island Medical Center is collaborating to bring free therapy to Island employees and residents who might be feeling homesick or a lack of support. This first year of the program is funded ...

From glaciers to sand dunes, Joy Ryan, or as the internet calls her, ‘Grandma Joy,’ is the oldest person to travel to all 63 national parks in the world. Although her national park adventures came to ...

Recent developments in Mackinac Island ferry operations have drawn a lot of attention, and criticism, with many concerned about recent price increases and an alleged monopoly by the Hoffmann Family of ...

For years, the Detroit Institute of Arts has worked to bring art to local communities by placing reproductions of work around the city’s metro area. Mackinac Island is one of the lucky locations ...

Year-round Mackinac Island police officer Mike Gruits is getting a promotion to become the next police chief. Using skills he has developed over the years in the Marine Corps and working as a state ...

A series of annual sailing races will take place on Mackinac Island this summer, helping to connect individuals through the navigation of the Island’s surrounding water. Three of the five annual races ...

Guests gathered in the lobby of the Grand Hotel Sunday, June 1, to enjoy food, drinks, conversation, and the annual Manoogian Art Gallery reopening event. Richard Manoogian was born in Detroit to an ...

Last year, Christina Alexander joined the faculty at Mackinac Island Public School as the secondary mathematics teacher, instructing students in grades seven through 12. This year, she has taken on a ...