Aside from fudge, Mackinac Island is known for its horses. Like many places on the Island, the Grand Hotel employs four-legged teammates to work alongside their human crew in the car-free environment.

The McCartney Years concluded their 2025 Mackinac Island residency Tuesday, July 1. In an interview with the Mackinac Island Town Crier, lead vocalist Yuri George J. Pool explained that the band is a ...

The McCartney Years concluded their 2025 Mackinac Island residency Tuesday, July 1. In an interview with the Mackinac Island Town Crier, lead vocalist Yuri George J. Pool explained that the band is a ...

The Mackinac Bridge Authority found that the Mackinac Bridge supports approximately 2 million annual trips from nonlocal visitors, generating a total $162 million of output in Mackinac, Cheboygan, and ...

Tragedy struck the Mackinac Island community this week, when a young woman passed away Monday evening, June 10, after falling off her paddleboard on the north side of the Island. Her death shines an ...

Most of the horses one sees on Mackinac Island come in pairs, or teams. Usually, when it comes to watching them, you are looking at a unit of two. The horses here make up a very real world and a ...

Mackinac Island is the Best Summer Travel Destination for the third consecutive year. The 2025 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest announced the winners Wednesday, May 21. “This ...

Year-round Mackinac Island police officer Mike Gruits is getting a promotion to become the next police chief. Using skills he has developed over the years in the Marine Corps and working as a state ...

Recent developments in Mackinac Island ferry operations have drawn a lot of attention, and criticism, with many concerned about recent price increases and an alleged monopoly by the Hoffmann Family of ...

A Star Line ferry, now known as Arnold Transit Company, passes by Grand Hotel. (Alexis Rankin/Town Crier) The City of Mackinac Island moved to file a counter lawsuit against Shepler’s Ferry Company ...

Growing up on Mackinac, we frequently saw and occasionally caught various reptiles and amphibians. Hanging out at Lone Lake and other wetlands, we would collect tadpoles and watch them turn into frogs ...

Registration is now open for the annual bicycle licenses issued by the City of Mackinac Island. While people can fill out their paperwork to get their licenses, the sticker permits have not arrived ...