Category: Mackinac Island

‘This Time for Keeps’ (1947): Traveling Back in Time to Mackinac Island

Few films ventured out of the soundstage during Hollywood’s Golden Era, since the major studios found it more cost-effective and efficient to film in the comfort of their atmosphere-controlled lots. However, a rare film would supplement its studio footage with some choice sequences shot in a unique location. One film that did this is MGM’s…


Travel + Leisure Names Mackinac Island No. 1 Island in Continental US

By Maureen Feighan From The Detroit News Detroit—The rest of the world is catching on to what Michiganians already know and have known: Mackinac Island is the best. On Tuesday, Travel + Leisure named Mackinac the best island in the continental United States as part of its 2022 World’s Best Awards. The annual awards are…