The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac will begin this Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19. The race will cover a distance of 289 nautical miles, or 333 statute miles, sailing through Lake Michigan ...

The other day, as I was biking up to the Grand Stables to talk about carriages with Ben Mosely (chief of all things equine at the Grand), my bicycle chain slipped when I was shifting. It became stuck ...

For more than 140 years, a trickle of water has flowed forth just west of Devil’s Kitchen on the southwestern shore of Mackinac Island. The spring is marked on the 1882 Hubbard’s Annex plat map, ...

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 ...

Guests gathered in the lobby of the Grand Hotel Sunday, June 1, to enjoy food, drinks, conversation, and the annual Manoogian Art Gallery reopening event. Richard Manoogian was born in Detroit to an ...

It has been a challenging winter for most things related to horses here in Michigan. Kudos to those steadfast caregivers, farriers, veterinarians, owners, drivers, and the riders who carry on despite ...

The Grand Hotel is known in part for its iconic interior design. The bold patterns of Dorothy Draper line the halls, from the yellow-and-white striped porch awnings to the most luxurious of suites.

Buzz and Woody, a Grand Hotel horse team, wait on Main Street for passengers. (Candice Dunnigan/Town Crier) Most of the horses one sees on Mackinac Island come in pairs, or teams. Usually, when it ...

A series of annual sailing races will take place on Mackinac Island this summer, helping to connect individuals through the navigation of the Island’s surrounding water. Three of the five annual races ...

Within the first few weeks of taking office, President Donald Trump’s administration enacted numerous changes to immigration law — impacting immigrants of varying statuses all over the United States, ...

U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker ruled in favor of Hoffmann Marine, which owns and operates the two passenger ferry companies that transport people to and from Mackinac Island, in a request to block ...

Community volunteers have come together to keep English as a Second Language Classes running for a fourth year through Mackinac Connect. The program pairs non-native English speakers with a volunteer ...