Best Things to do on Mackinac Island with Kids Mackinac Island is only accessible by boat or commercial ferry. It only takes about 20 minutes by ferry to arrive on the island from Mackinaw City.

Over at Mackinac Island Butterfly House and Insect World, you can enjoy the experience of live butterflies fluttering all around you in a warm, indoor tropical garden. Kids delight in seeing the ...

MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - In just a few months, Mackinac Island will welcome visitors back for the 2025 season and local businesses in the area are looking for seasonal staff.

The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island was named one of the Top 25 Historic Hotels of America’s Most Romantic Hotels for 2025.

Abstract, colorful ice formations, known as blue ice are already forming in the Great Lakes near Mackinac Island, according to a post on Facebook. Blue ice, typically found in glaciers ...

Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Open since 1887, this Mackinac Island mainstay boasts the world's longest front porch. Another claim to fame is the ...