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2012 season wraps up, a winter visit offers new experiences

With the 17th Annual Mackinac Island Great Turtle Run on Saturday, the Somewhere In Time Weekend and the Close the Grand event, the 2012 season on Mackinac Island effectively comes to a close. Some businesses have already closed, but most are in shutdown mode this week, anticipating one last 'pop' of business during the sold-out race on Saturday.

By nearly all accounts, it was a good season on the island, which saw tourism numbers increase, a few new businesses open and others upgrade…

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Added by Mike Forrester on October 22, 2012 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Pictures from the Winter Festival

It was a memorable visit to Mackinac Island last week for the Winter Festival. If you've never visited the island during the off-season, I highly recommend it! To help give you an idea of the sights, please be sure to look at some of the photos and videos from the visit. Here's a link to the photo album:

http://www.mackinacislandblog.com/photo/albums/winter-visit-to-mackinac…

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Added by Mike Forrester on February 15, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

The flight to Mackinac Island

After a good day of travel, we boarded the next to last portion of the trip in St. Ignace - the flight to Mackinac Island. Great Lakes Air was making frequent round trips as they were taking construction workers off the island and quite a few residents...and visitors, back. Here's the entire five minute flight.

I have loaded additional videos on our YouTube page and

some photos on the MIB… Continue

Added by Mike Forrester on February 4, 2010 at 10:44pm — 4 Comments

It's time for the Winter Festival on Mackinac Island

Get ready for a weekend full of pictures and video from Mackinac Island. I've only visited the island once before during the winter (New Year's 1999), so I'm looking forward to this visit quite a bit! When I first decided to make the trip, I mentioned it to friend and blog member Brenda Horton who soon decided that she and her friend Dawn, also from Georgia, would hop a ride in the rental car with me from Flint to St. Ignace. When Jill from the Island Bookstore heard of our doings, she joined… Continue

Added by Mike Forrester on February 4, 2010 at 8:00am — 11 Comments

Winter Pictures from Mackinaw City

Jill from the Island Bookstore shared these pictures with me from her December visit to the island. I'm guessing the amount of snow is not much different today, but I will know for sure on Thursday.

Boats rest comfortably ashore to avoid damage from the ice.

The Mackinaw Breeze on winter's break

The retired Coast Guard Cutter 'Mackinaw' is now a… Continue

Added by Mike Forrester on February 2, 2010 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Mackinac Island Winter Festival is February 6 & 7

Wanting to see Mackinac Island in a different wardrobe? Winter has wrapped itself around the island making for a very unique experience. In just a couple of weeks, the 34th annual Winter Festival will get underway with some winter events including snow golf, a snowmobile parade and snow volleyball.

The big event for me, however, is the chance to look through all the photographs being considered for the 2012 'Seasons of Mackinac' calendar during the Sunday events at the school… Continue

Added by Mike Forrester on January 20, 2010 at 5:00am — 7 Comments

Your Mackinac photo could be in the next 'Seasons of Mackinac' calendar

Have you ever taken a picture on Mackinac Island and thought 'this should be in a calendar?' Well, here's your chance. Entries are being accepted for the next 'Seasons of Mackinac' calendar. Each year during the Winter Festival, scheduled this year for February 6 & 7, entries are judged and twelve lucky individuals are selected to have the pleasure of knowing that thousands of Mackinac Island fans will be enjoying their picture.