Festivals & Events in Mackinaw City
While it may be the gateway to Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City offers it’s own set of awesome festivals and events.
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Thanksgiving is a busy weekend in Northern Michigan as several special events kick off the holiday season in style. While Black Friday is busy everywhere, in Northern Michigan it is more personal with shopkeepers greeting you to announce their specials.
While it may be the gateway to Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City offers it’s own set of awesome festivals and events.
Each August, the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival celebrates this delight with music and activities throughout the weekend.
Indian River celebrates summer in Northern Michigan with Old Fashioned Days, an event with five days of family fun.
Sailing is a special pastime that often brings friends together in Northern Michigan. And no wonder. The sailing here is wonderful.
The arts, history and many types of entertainment in Northern Michigan mean visitors can enjoy fabulous music, theatre, and culture.
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.
Fort Mackinac is open from May-October and includes buildings restored their original look after the fort’s occupation by the British
Get off the ferry from Mackinaw City or St. Ignace to Mackinac Island and the first thing you’ll see is the historic downtown area.