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Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Its sites – which are accredited by the American Association of Museums – include Fort Mackinac, the Biddle House, featuring the Mackinac Island Native American Museum, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, American Fur Co. Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, McGulpin House, and Mackinac Island State Park on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, and Michilimackinac State Park in Mackinaw City.
tonytigerjaz | August 2025
We self toured this fort
Well our Shepler’s Mackinac Island ferry arrived in the morning at Mackinac Island. This was our first time to tour Mackinac Island. This was also our first time to tour this fort. We walked from the...
Boisenb | August 2025
Give Yourself Time to see All the Demonstrations.
We got there with only an hour before they closed so only got to see the Musket Firing Demonstration and walk around very quickly. Give yourself more time to explore and watch more demonstrations.
Travel25346533585 | July 2024
A Living reminder of the islands history
We visited Fort Mackinac on a beautiful, Sunny, July Day. We enjoy the Performers, in period correct outfits. We have Tremendous respect for All Our Service People Past and Present. Thank You, for...
Charles S | September 2024
Historic Landmark
The Fort was built around 1715 and served as a French, and later British fort and trading post; it is now a National Historic Landmark and popular tourist attraction as an open-air historical museum...
DarylJ552 | September 2024
INTERESTING OLD FORT HIGH ON A HILL ON MACKINAC ISLAND
We hired one of the horse drawn carts to go up the hill to Fort Mackinac. There is a cafe in the fort and we had lunch on a balcony with a nice view. After that we went into most of the old...
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