A seersucker upholstered sofa is highlighted as part of a Dorothy Draper design. (Rudy Saunders/Courtesy Photo) Summer is seersucker season! This lightweight fabric is perfect for warmer summer months ...

Stacy Windahl’s debut title, “When the Season Ends, A Mackinac Island Novel”, pre-released on the Island earlier this month. Windahl spent an influential season of her own life working on Mackinac ...

A cruise ship is docked at the Island Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Josephine Anderson/Town Crier) The lilacs are starting to bloom all over Mackinac, so they will be perfect for the festival. The days ...

Richard and Jane Manoogian provided art pieces from their own collection to be displayed inside Grand Hotel during the 2025 season. (Josephine Anderson/Town Crier) Guests gathered in the lobby of the ...

Little Stone Church is located on Cadotte Avenue. (Frank Straus/Town Crier) On Cadotte Avenue, next to the hill that leads up to the Grand Hotel, is one of Mackinac Island’s most colorful churches.

Brian Noonan sits on a kayak along the shore of Lake Huron. (Josephine Anderson/Town Crier) Mackinac Island boasts of beautiful waters, swimming in the Straits of Mackinac, or wading off the shores of ...

Lilacs come in a variety of colors that can be incorporated into design elements of daily life. (Alexis Rankin/Town Crier) I am excited for this opportunity to be sharing decorating, entertaining, and ...

Participants line up in front of Windermere Point prior to the start of the lilac race in 2024. (Brandy Muz/Town Crier) Run Mackinac will host the 39th Lilac Run and Walk Saturday, June 7, followed by ...

A Mackinac Island Carriage Tour team travels down a busy Main Street Saturday afternoon, May 24, 2025. ALEXIS RANKIN/TOWN CRIER Margaret Doud The weather was still cooler than usual, but we did have ...

State and local leaders attended a tour of the new Mackinac Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Tuesday, May 27. The tour was hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, ...

Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud is the longest-serving mayor in the United States, leading the Island for 50 years. The Mackinac Island community came together to celebrate Mayor Margaret Doud, ...

Doo-da, doo-da, Camptown’s racetrack’s five miles long, Oh, de doo-da day. Goin’ to run all night, Going to run all day, I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag, Somebody bet on the bay.” Stephen Foster ...