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 ...

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 ...

Shepler’s Ferry announced in a since-deleted Facebook post that the company is increasing its parking prices at all its sites in both Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. The post, originally made Sunday, ...

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 ...

Members of the Mackinac Horsemen’s Association gathered together for the organization’s annual Cowboy Cookout fundraiser at the Mackinac Community Equestrian Center Friday, June 27. The fundraiser ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mark Ware, CEO of Mission Point Resort, was named 2025 Small Business Advocate of the Year by the Small Business Association of Michigan Tuesday, June 17. Ware was presented with the award during SBAM ...

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 ...

There is a housing crisis in the United States. Building a home on Mackinac Island can present additional challenges, not only because materials must be shipped from the mainland, but also for the ...

Mackinac State Historic Parks welcomed their second 2025 Artists-in-Residence to the Island Tuesday, June 17. Abstract textile artists Mindy Meyers and Jenna Freimuth, known together as the Wonder ...

Dr. Joseph “Joe” Louis Mottillo, 91, of Riverview, Michigan, died peacefully in hospice care at Corewell Health Trenton Hospital, Trenton, Michigan June 6, 2025. Joseph was born January 3, 1934 to ...