Two Michigan towns are on the ballot for Best Historic Small Town in the USA Today Reader's Choice 2025 honors.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposes Michigan's Mackinac Island as the ideal setting for season 4 of HBO's "The White Lotus." ...

Winners in the 10best Readers' Choice Awards for festivals have been announced, and Mackinac island's Lilac Festival was ...

The City of Mackinac Island announced Wednesday, March 5, that it plans to fight a joint lawsuit filed against the city by Shepler’s Ferry Company and Mackinac Island Ferry Company, formerly Star Line ...

According to the Mackinac Island Town Crier, Doud made a public announcement following a special city council meeting Wednesday afternoon. The ferry companies filed their lawsuit in federal court ...

Seeing how popular his home island was becoming as a vacation spot, Ferry introduced Senate Bill 28 to designate the country’s second national park. Only three months later, on March 3, 1875, ...

Shepler's Inc. and Arnold Transit Co., formerly known as Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Company, filed a lawsuit against the City of Mackinac Island Monday, March 3. The lawsuit comes after the ...

In USA Today’s latest reader choice poll the Mitten state has four lakefront cities vying for “Best Small Town in the Midwest ...

President Ulysses Grant signed Mackinac National Park into law, making it the second national park in the United States.

Four Michigan "small towns" have been nominated as some of the best in the Midwest. Grand Haven, Mackinac Island, Petoskey and Saugatuck all have been nominated as part of USA Today's recent 10Best ...

In 2024, Mackinac Island was first in the best travel destination category, and was recently nominated (again) as one of the best small towns in the Midwest, along with Grand Haven, Michigan.