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, ...

U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker ruled in favor of Hoffmann Marine, which owns and operates the two passenger ferry companies that transport people to and from Mackinac Island, in a request to block ...

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 ...

This summer, we have been blessed with an abundance of flowers bursting forth in the Island's gardens. The Irises have done particularly well, and some species can still be seen blooming in yards. You ...

The new visitor's center at Colonial Michilimackinac has opened its doors to the public for the first time since undergoing renovation efforts. The remodeling began in November 2024 and wrapped up ...

Among the many unfamiliar faces and voices on Main Street, there is a smiling face and musical voice that stands out to new tourists and returning visitors. Allison Smith-Williamson has been employed ...

The Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau will be hosting “Skip the Straits” with Waboba and Mission Point Resort to pass a singular Waboba ball a record-setting 7 miles around the Island. The event will ...

Buzz and Woody, a Grand Hotel horse team, wait on Main Street for passengers. (Candice Dunnigan/Town Crier) Most of the horses one sees on Mackinac Island come in pairs, or teams. Usually, when it ...

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 ...

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 ...