Festivals & Events on Mackinac Island
Referred to as the “Jewel of the Great Lakes”, Mackinac Island has many special festivals and events that go on during their prime season.
Photo by the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
One of the largest all-make, all-model shows in the country takes place just across the Mackinac Bridge in St. Ignace- The St. Ignace Car Show. Hundreds of antique, custom, and celebrity automobiles take part in this internationally acclaimed event. Parades, cruises, awards, and more! Upwards of 700 entries are generally displayed, including hot rods, custom vehicles, trucks, and more. One special exhibit involves a number of drag racing cars from the Detroit area, complete with drivers and those who built the vehicles.
St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
6 Spring Street, Suite 100,
St. Ignace, MI, 49781
(800) 338-6660
Referred to as the “Jewel of the Great Lakes”, Mackinac Island has many special festivals and events that go on during their prime season.
Indian River celebrates summer in Northern Michigan with Old Fashioned Days, an event with five days of family fun.
Northern Michigan grows the best. Our Farmers Markets are open from late spring to fall, from cherries, to potatoes, to sweet corn, and more.
Northern Michigan is home to several different museums for people of all ages which highlight the area’s businesses, history, and culture!
Charlevoix has beaches on Lake Michigan and also offers the warmer swimming waters of inland lake beaches on Lake Charlevoix.
Northern Michigan has many varied settings for kayaking- whether it by river, one of the inland lakes, or Lake Michigan,
With woods, dunes, and frozen lakes, the trails near Charlevoix and Boyne City are the places to cross country ski from December-March.
A visit to Northern Michigan is not complete without a walk along the Lake Michigan in search of Petoskey stones.
The Oden State Fish Hatchery in Alanson produces three strains of brown trout and one strain of rainbow trout.