The Mackinac Island Ski club grooms trails on the east and north side of the Island in Mackinac Island State Park.
The cross country ski trails wind through the pristine woods of Mackinac Island State Park and allow the winter visitor to see all of the natural and historical landmarks of the island.
You can follow the ski trails to the interior of the island and take in the vistas from the highest point on the island at Fort Holmes. Or ski through the woods to Arch Rock and enjoy the view of Lake Huron from the bluffs on the eastern side of the island.
Here’s a collection of photos of Mackinac Island during the winter:
January 2, 2016
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Mackinac Island Photos – Instagram
Here are the latest photos of Mackinac Island via Instagram (hashtags #mackinac or #mackinacisland).
Do you have an instagram account? Tag your Mackinac Island instagram photos with #mackinac or #mackinacisland and they will appear here in our Mackinac Island Instagram Photo Stream.
What’s up with all the bird books in the Midwest? Funny! Who knew? Oh look, a robin. What were we talking about? #beingethelauthor #micheleolson #birdwatching ##bookstagram #mackinacisland #thegrandhotel #booksbooksbooks #kindle #mackinaw #ebooks #puremichigan #christianfiction #romanticsuspense #ilovelucy #beingethelauthor #happybirthday #kindlebooks #audiobooks #paperbacks #thisismackinac #mackinacislandlife #puremittigan #upnorthmichigan #makeitmackinac #wizardofoz...
What’s up with all the bird books in the Midwest? Funny! Who knew? Oh look, a robin. What were we talking about? #beingethelauthor #micheleolson #birdwatching ##bookstagram #mackinacisland #thegrandhotel #booksbooksbooks #kindle #mackinaw #ebooks #puremichigan #christianfiction #romanticsuspense #ilovelucy #beingethelauthor #happybirthday #kindlebooks #audiobooks #paperbacks #thisismackinac #mackinacislandlife #puremittigan #upnorthmichigan #makeitmackinac #wizardofoz...
Paragraph below ⬇️ I wrote ✍️ for the catalog of this years Manoogian Museum juried show. Honored and excited my piece “Balance Be Seen” 20”x30” has been chosen as a finalist for this years exhibition, “Mackinac Rocks.”
The cairns are the obvious sign of balance referenced in the title. For me they evoke a contemplative and meditative state and the concentration they took to create. After that, one may consider how else balance is represented in the painting. For instance, the Mackinac Bridge. This masterpiece of engineering and balance is reduced to a small symbol surrounded by nature itself, and all that represents.
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I’ve lost track of how many steps each product ...
I’ve lost track of how many steps each product takes! Enjoy the labors of my love with a free body wash this weekend! #free #mackinac #mackinacisland #lilac #thegreatlakes #greatlakes #mightymac #hardwork #upnorth mackinacisle...
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As we wrap up March is reading month, I need to ...
As we wrap up March is reading month, I need to say a big thank you to all the schools I visited! As an introvert, it definitely makes me step out of my comfort zone, but I love talking to the students about writing and reaching for their dreams. You can do anything you put your mind to. Keep reading, writing, and learning about the world around you!
I'm so pleased to announce both of my submissions to the 60th Annual MEA/MAEA Art Aquisitions Purchase Exhibition have been accepted! The show will run April 29 through June 9, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan.
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The 16"x20" acrylic on canvas is "Mackinac Morning" and the 11"x14" charcoal is "Reflections of Mackinac". My own reference photos, imagination and work representing one of my favorite places in Michigan. I'm honored to have them accepted to the meaonline show!
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#lovewhatido #michiganartist #michiganeducator #mackinacbridge #mackinacisland...
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One of the best parts of going to shows is having ...
One of the best parts of going to shows is having people come see you so they can check out the next book! A huge thanks to all of my loyal readers!
#authorlife #nodaysoff #author #mackinac #timetravel #yafiction #puremichigan #historicfiction #writteninthemitten #michiganauthor #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #myauthorlife #michiganhistory #books #mustread...
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So excited to paint this special place for this ...
So excited to paint this special place for this special woman mackinacgirl72 another mama to me. ❤️ will be posting the finished painting with wonderful dina insight soon 🌊
I’m so excited to share with you my submission to the mackinac_parks Mackinac Rocks! Juried Art Exhibition 🤩
My quilt is entitled “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” and it is created from a photo I took at Windermere Point on Mackinac Island, MI a few years ago during sunset. I enlarged the photo (in slide #2) to help me in creating this piece.
Here’s a few fun facts about this quilt!
🥰 The quilt is 43.5" x 35" (width x height)
🥰 Hundreds of rocks were hand cut and fused to the quilt to represent the rocky lakeshore.
🥰 Trees/bushes, the sunset and bridge ledges were cut and fused to the quilt as well to create a 3D effect.
🥰 The Mackinac Island Bridge was hand stitched using wonderfilspecialtythread Eleganza, where I also added swarovski crystals to the bridge to show the beautiful evening lights that are illuminated from the bridge.
🥰 Batik fabrics were used throughout this piece from the following fabric brands: benartex_fabrics, hoffmanfabrics, batiktextiles, & robertkaufman
I absolutely love this quilt and feel quite accomplished. Months and months of planning and creating went into it and I’m so proud.
Stay tuned…I’ll be taking you step by step through the process of quilting my “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” quilt in upcoming posts!
Discover breathtaking views on Mackinac Island’s adventure trails. Let the island’s beauty unfold before you as you explore its hidden gems and panoramic views 🌳
The oldest continuously operated hotel of Mackinac Island, Lake View Hotel is under renovation for a May opening. Senger Design Group has loved designing such a beautiful property. Experience the historic preservation and Victorian charm firsthand. A car-free and care-free island with ferries, bikes, and horse-drawn carriages to transport you back in time.
Check out this 1983 picture of the McGulpin House being moved to its present location on the corner of Fort and Market Streets. It was gifted to us in 1982 on the condition that it be moved from behind the current location of Ste. Anne's church.
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Waters trespass the shore gulping sands slyly,
Stealing spectator burdens with each subtle crest.
Those bastard treasures swallowed beguilingly
To inscrutable and unrelenting depths final rest.
Enduringly possessing those secrets unencumbered,
Acquiescing without pause or pardon.
A Sisyphean effort, a pyrrhic victory,
Absent even one drop, even one granular,
Of remorse, of reciprocity.
Soothing tides and swirling pools of emerald blue,
Rhythmic waves and palleted sky a hypnotic draw
Of hues and blues blending into indistinction,
Drifting into unreachable distance,
Ennui evolving into exuberance.
Huddled trees cloaked by gentle ghostly mists
Beneath blanketing bespeckled by morsels of light,
Prepared for eve’s brief reprieve and slumbered dream
From eager embrace of morning to sleepy sky of evening,
Attempting to expertly emulate the stillness and serene.
Measuring time in seasons and sleeps,
In warm spells and cold snaps,
With neophyte certainty,
Fluidly blurring ephemeral present and past.
Etching seasons and storylines
in layered shoreline striations and erosions,
Marking and measuring times
In root depths and tree ring growths.
Tales torn and worn and mourned
On weathered rock and tree bark scars.
Where years take firm hold and slow sworn
To guise and guile unintentional sapping moments.
Immeasurably briefer than fleeting,
Without note in the charcoal night,
Typing tales and turning each sheet
with every setting sun, scribing the story of a life.
Footprints impressing on pages,
Footnotes in time’s unfinished unabridged bestseller.
Crossing concrete and corrugated steel skeletons….