Enjoy this presentation ofd popular places to visit on Mackinac Island.

1. Adventures in Michigan
Destination: Mackinac Island
By: Megan, Age 13

2. The Grand Hotel ➔ The Grand Hotel has been in the same family for
87 years. The Musser family has owned the Grand
Hotel since 1933. The Musser family, owners and
operators of the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac
Island since the Depression, have agreed to sell
the famed 397-room hotel to a Denver-based travel
industry private equity firm.
➔ Children 9 and under stay free at Grand Hotel.
Ages 10-17: $65.00 per night. Ages 18 and over:
$149.00 per night after the first two adults in a
room. Children's rates include the same meal plan
as accompanying adults.
➔ Each of the 397 Guest Rooms are Uniquely
Decorated and no two are identical. Every few
years, rooms are updated or changed.
https://www.grandhotel.com/about-grand-hotel/facts/

3. Arch Rock
➔ Arch Rock is a geologic formation on Mackinac
Island in Michigan.
➔ It is a natural limestone arch formed during the
Nipissing post-glacial period, a period of high Lake
Huron levels following the end of the Wisconsin
glaciation. Limestone breccia is not an ideal
material for natural bridges, and this type of
formation is quite rare in the North American Great
Lakes region.
➔ To this day Arch Rock stands on the Lake Huron
shoreline 146 feet above the water.
➔ The Native Americans saw Arch Rock as a place of
numinous power, and told many stories and
legends about it. Euro-Americans did not share
many of the taboos of their Native predecessors,
and treated Arch Rock as a curiosity to be
admired.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Rock_(Mackinac_Island)

4. The Original
Mackinac Island
Butterfly House and
Insect Museum
➔ The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House is the 1st
of its kind in Michigan, and the 3rd oldest LIVE butterfly
exhibit in the United States.
➔ The world-renowned facility has 1800 sq ft of tropical
garden filled with hundreds of live butterflies from four
continents.
➔ Insect World was a part of the building that we renovated
in 2006 and turned into an attraction, as an addition to the
butterfly exhibit.
➔ With 16″ walking sticks, the world's heaviest bug, too
many species of beetles to name here, walls of insect
displays from around the world, educational information
and live insects – the newest part of the attraction has
been a huge success.
➔ You’ll want to plan on taking some time to learn about the
benefits of insects to the planet we live on!

5. Murdick’s main
fudge shop
➔ The company still follows Sara Murdick’s recipe
and the old-fashioned fudge-making techniques
that have been passed down through the
generations.
➔ Original Murdick’s Fudge has expanded to other
locations on Mackinac Island as well as in
Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, Michigan, in
addition to three stores and a bakery in Martha’s
Vineyard, Massachusetts.
➔ Bob Benser, Sr. and Bob Benser, Jr. continue that
tradition today along with the entire Benser
family.
➔ There are 20 flavors of all-natural and gluten-free
fuge. On special occasions or holidays they may
have more flavors that fit that occasion.
https://www.originalmurdicksfudge.com/

6. Little Luxuries
➔ Inspired by a love of Mackinac Island and the simple
delights that make it home, Nicole took a leap of faith and
opened Little Luxuries of Mackinac Island in May
2009.She had little retail experience at the time, but Nicole
knew her weekend shopping trips to cute stores and small
towns with mom growing up had to count for something!
➔ Things like using a cash register were eventually learned,
but traveling the country and our beautiful state for unique
gifts was something Nicole knew how to do by heart.
➔ Now entering its eleventh year, Little Luxuries has
blossomed into a charming gift shop that’s filled to the
brim with home accents, body products, stationery,
accessories, handmade goods, and more. They carry
more than 200 artists and 75% of their items are
Michigan-made.The store celebrates the spontaneous
discoveries that happen when you slow down, stroll
around, and embrace life’s simple joys.
https://littleluxuriesofmackinac.com/

7. The Richard & Jane
Manoogian Mackinac Art
Museum
➔ The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
is an art museum located in the historic Indian Dormitory
building on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
➔ The Indian Dormitory is a Federal-style structure built at
U.S. government expense on Mackinac Island, Michigan,
in 1838. It was a pioneering idea in building housing for
Native Americans visiting the Indian agency on the island.
From 1867 until 1960, it was used as a public school, and
from 1966 until 2003 as a museum of Native American
culture. On July 2, 2010, it opened as the Richard and
Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, operated by
Mackinac State Historic Parks. The building is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
➔ The museum's exhibits feature art inspired by Mackinac
Island, including historic painting and maps, photographs
from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, Native
American art and beaded garments, and contemporary
art and photography from area artists.
https://www.mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/richa
rd-jane-manoogian-mackinac-art-museum/

8. The Island
Bookstore
➔ The Island Bookstore began as a small
antiquarian store with a small retail space above
Doud's market over 40 years ago.
➔ Today there are two locations, one on Mackinac
Island and the other in Mackinaw City, serving
the Straits of Mackinac area. The two stores are
open from May through October, and you can
visit the store online all year long.
➔ The Island Book Store will keep you in touch with
new Mackinac and Michigan releases that your
local shop might not get as excited about as they
do. They specialize in Mackinac Island and
Northern Michigan items, but are also a
full-service book store.

9. Robert Stuart House
➔ The Robert Stuart House was built in 1817 as the "Agent's House," housing
the resident agent of the American Fur Company, which was at that time
Ramsay Crooks. In addition the building housed other agents and clerks.
The Agency House was part of a four-building complex constructed to
house the American Fur Company's offices. The other three buildings were
a clerk's quarters (now demolished), a warehouse built in 1810 (now the
Community Hall), and a trading post (subsequently altered, but later
restored).Also in 1817, Robert Stuart arrived on the island as Crooks's
assistant. Upon his arrival, Stuart was housed as a guest in the Agent's
House.
➔ In 1820, Crooks moved on and Stuart was appointed to succeed him as
resident agent, a position he held for the next 14 years. Because of Stuart's
national prominence and his lengthy association with the Agent's House,
the building is nominally referred to as the Robert Stuart House.The 1820s
and 1830s were boom years for the American Fur Company's operation on
Mackinac Island; in 1822 more than three million dollars of furs were
cleared through the Mackinac Island operation.Given his prominence, it
was natural that Robert Stuart's house served as the social center of the
island during this time.
➔ However, the fur trade began to decline in the 1830s, and in 1835 Stuart
moved on to Detroit.The Robert Stuart House was used as a boarding
house in the years before and during the Civil War. In 1871, the entire
American Fur Company complex was purchased by James F. Cable and the
three main buildings - the Agent's House, warehouse, and clerk's quarters
were linked with palisades and turned into the premiere island hotel of the
time, the John Jacob Astor House. It remained the social center of the
island until the construction of the Grand hotel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stuart_House

10. Why you should
visit Mackinac
Island.
➔ Mackinac Island is a great place to
visit for the summer. There are plenty
of things to do or see.
➔ Artistic, historical, fancy, colorful,
delicious, homey, and educational are
all words that describe the places or
things on Mackinac Island.
➔ You can make fun memories with your
friends or family. Enjoy all the many
wonders of Mackinac Island by
planning a trip there whenever you can!
https://www.mackinacisland.org/