July 4th weekend means many things to many people. It’s a long weekend away from work, family barbeques, relaxing, games and fireworks. July 4th is Independence Day and it represents the birth of our great nation.And I can’t think of a better place to spend Independence Day than on Mackinac Island. It’s the one place…
DetailsWhy do you come to Mackinac Island? It’s my home away from home and by far, my favorite place on the planet. This is one of my favorite times of year when everything is brand new again. The birds are chirping, the sky is crisp, buds are growing on the trees and flowers are coming…
Details25 years ago seems so far back in the past. At the same time, in some ways it feels like it was just yesterday. My daughter Jessie was 4 and my newest daughter Kelly had just turned 1. I remember how excited I was to have 2 little girls because I grew up in a…
DetailsIn my last blog, I wrote about Winter on Mackinac Island. Now it’s hard to believe that Spring is here and we’re transitioning from snowmobiles to bikes once again. And Spring time means Opening Weekend is on its way.This season, we’re going over the top with 2 fantastic Back to Back Opening Weekends. From Friday,…
DetailsWinter on Mackinac Island is a wonderful time of year and Islanders living here year-round have a very different experience from everyday life on the mainland. In winter, school days start off like other families living on the mainland with school starting at 8:20 am. But once people leave their homes, things immediately change to…
DetailsAs the end of 2015 came to pass with the New Year’s countdown at midnight, people shouted, “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” No matter where you live, that’s when we celebrate, reflect, and make resolutions on what we’re going to do in 2016, that we didn’t do in 2015. It’s that time of year when we all…
DetailsIn my last blog, I talked about the Mackinac Island Community’s spirit of giving with the Mackinac Island Christmas Bazaar. I had looked up the word Community and included this also- “a group sharing common characteristics or interests of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, and often have a common cultural and…
DetailsIn the dictionary, the word community is described as “a group sharing common characteristics or interests of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. Many times it is perceived as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists.”It’s as if…
DetailsAs I look back over a great Spring, Summer and Fall at The Lilac Tree Suites & Spa, it’s hard to believe that we’re closing our doors for the season on October 25th. We’ve had a banner season, saw so many familiar faces and we enjoyed having many new guests stay with us this season…
DetailsTHIS FALL, EXPLORE MACKINAC ISLAND LIKE NEVER BEFORE! “The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” –Gilbert K. Chesterton. Truer…
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