Guests will experience a short walking tour of downtown Mackinac Island discussing the community in the 1830s and highlighting the role of the Mackinac Indian Agency, Fort Mackinac, the American Fur Company, and more. The tour will begin in front of The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum and end at the Biddle House, […]

Join us for a guided tour going through the creation of the village of Mackinac in the 1780s. This guided tour, led by Mackinac State Historic Parks’ Interpretation Coordinator Jack Swartzinski, will take guests through downtown Mackinac Island, laying out how the Village of Mackinac came to be, contrasting current locations with how they would […]

Visit the historic McGulpin House, and learn about Dr. Beaumont and his famous experiments at the American Fur Company Store. Admission included with a Fort Mackinac or Historic Downtown Mackinac ticket.

Guests will experience a short walking tour of downtown Mackinac Island discussing the community in the 1830s and highlighting the role of the Mackinac Indian Agency, Fort Mackinac, the American Fur Company, and more. The tour will begin in front of The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum and end at the Biddle House, […]

Watch a blacksmith demonstrate his or her trade at the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, see the historic McGulpin House, and learn about Dr. Beaumont and his famous experiments at the American Fur Company Store. Celebrate 200 years of Mackinac’s medical miracle with a brand new exhibit in the Dr. Beaumont Museum, located within the American Fur […]

Join Mackinac State Historic Parks' Chief Curator and Historian, Craig Wilson, for a guided tour of the historic buildings located in downtown Mackinac Island. Admission is by donation.

See a blacksmith demonstrate his or her trade at the Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, learn about Dr. Beaumont and his famous experiments at the American Fur Company Store, and explore the history of Mackinac Island architecture at the McGulpin House. Admission included with a Fort Mackinac or Historic Downtown Mackinac ticket, available at the Biddle House […]