What I Saw on Mackinac: A Counting Book
by Jennifer Powell

What I saw on Mackinac is a delightful new counting book for the emerging reader with just the right amount of rhyming text accompanied by fresh, colorful artwork on every page. A winning combination of learning and fun for a thoughtful remembrance of the Island or perhaps it will inspire a visit to one of Michigan's favorite destinations. Anyone who has a place in their heart for Mackinac Island will want to add this gem to their library. 32 pgs.

Mystery of the Copper Turtle
by Doris Holik Kelly

Jared, Sadie and their new Mackinac Island friends Eric and Becky find themselves turning into detectives as strange events occur all over the island.

New! Great mystery for young readers!

Dreams of Mackinac

by Charles Jansen

96-page, full-color
soft-cover book featuring more than 75 color photos of
beautiful Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Mackinaw City -Postcard Series
by Madeline Okerman Adie

Postcards and commentary about Mackinaw City.

(Click on the History link for more.)

Ice Bridge: Mackinac Island's Hidden Season

DVD made by island filmmaker and composer Mark Rensel and co-producer/narrator Jenifer Silvernale.

Premier edition of a new film, a journey to Mackinac Island's other side...Experience the breathtaking transformation that happens across the ice bridge. Distilled from over five years of extraordinary footage.

We have an new treat in store for you: Ice Bridge - Mackinac Island’s Hidden Season, produced by Island couple, Jenny Silvernale and Mark Rensel.  The videography, music and narration on this DVD are the best we’ve seen on an Island documentary thus far.  This is our pick for the best non-book souvenir of the year, and possibly the decade.

Discover what it is like to cross over to Mackinac’s other side, across the ice bridge.  This new film follows life on Mackinac Island throughout an entire year. The film highlights the island's wild, mysterious and beautiful winters, and traces the formation of the spectacular phenomenon known as the "Ice Bridge." Distilled from 5 years of extraordinary footage.  If you’d like a preview, visit www.icebridgemovie.com.  Congratulation Mark and Jenny for a job well done.

Buy it now on our Mackinac Gifts page...

Mackinac Passage: A Summer Adventure
by Robert A. Lytle

Action, humor, and suspense--plus some Michigan geography make these books good choices for summer reading.

Order the new Lilac Festival poster of Noel Skiba's "Lilacs by the Gazebo"

Mackinac Living 2009
Mackinac's own magazine, featuring Mackinac Island's people & places.

Historic Personalities of the Mackinac Region
by Mary G. Duffina

Explore this biography of many of the Mackinac personalities who contributed to the historical significance of the area.

Seasons of Mackinac 2011
The Mackinac Island Recreational Development (MIRD) 2011 Mackinac Island Calendar

Horse Tales from Mackinac
by Candice Dunnigan

Read Candice Dunnigan's articles from the Town Crier about horse "characters" on Mackinac Island and the horse culture in general.

Mackinac Bridge
by Mike Fornes

Read all about the events leading up to and the actual construction of the engineering marvel, the Mackinac Bridge.

Mackinac Album

by Robert E. Benjamin

Enjoy fascinating Mackinac photographs from the Benjamin collection taken from the late 1800s until the present.

Growing up on Mackinac Island in the 30s and 40s
by John Welcher

Learn the inside story of what it was like growing up on the island during this time. Interesting photos and anecdotes!

Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region
by M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson

The Mackinac Straits region with its scenic attractions natural wonders has beckoned visitors and tourists for over 150 years. Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region is a pictorial history of this northern Michigan vacation hub. The book uses “vintage views” to portray Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, Mackinac Island, the car ferries, and the famous Mackinac Bridge.

A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860

by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

What Monsters Eat – Mackinac Island
by Lynne Annette Anglin

What do monsters eat when they come to Mackinac Island? Join them on their tour of the island and find out!

If I Should Never Wake
by Jeanene Cooper

An unforgettable story that compels the reader to examine their own moral compass in regard to the true value of human life. The novel takes place on "a remote island in the Straits of Mackinac."

Mackinac Adventures and Island Memories: Growing Up on Mackinac

Enjoy Tom Pfeiffelmann's entertaining stories of growing up on Mackinac. This book gives you a unique perspective on a Mackinac childhood full of adventures and misadventures!

Suspenseful retelling of the last hours of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Atmospheric paintings from award winning artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.

Mackinac Bridge: A 50 Year Chronicle, 1959-2007

by Mike Fornes

Learn more about the history of the bridge on its 50th anniversary!

Click on the Mackinac Bridge link for more.

The Official Picture History of The Mackinac Bridge.

Mackinac Island : Four Generations of Romance Enrich a Unique Community
Gail Gaymer Martin, Book Signing

Willaim G. Milliken: Michigan's Passionate Moderate
by Dave Dempsey

Click on Area History for more.

Historic Mackinac and her shipwrecks presented in an interesting, informative and entertaining fashion.

Classic romantic movie filmed on Mackinac Island and starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. This 20th anniversary DVD includes extended interviews with cast and makers of the film.

Click on Somewhere in Time link for more.

Mac's Mackinac Island Adventure

Mac's friends are Nay-Sayers but
Mac finds courage to do new things that he's never done before.

This new book written by the pastor of the Little Stone Church on Mackinac Island, presents images of "middle west" folkways and urban exposure presenting an unusual family portrait of life and poetry.

Click on Area History for more.

Beautiful images of Mackinac Island

Hardcover
$35.00

This new children's book takes a family on a sight-seeing trip with the three horse hitch on Mackinac Island. Find out what happens one day when the Carriage Tour driver says, "John, Wayne, Duke, step up!"

An illustrated history of the Island in black and white photographs and illustrations. One of our bestsellers.
(Click on the Mackinac State Historic Parks link for more.)

75 Color pictures covering Michigan's most scenic lighthouses.

The Legend of Mackinac Island
by Kathy-jo Warginn

Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.
Beautifully illustrated story incorporating Indian legends of Mackinac Island. Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special place known as Mackinac Island.

Drawing from the burgeoning Mackinac State Historic Parks collections, the book provides over 200 full-color examples of postcards, from their late 19th century roots through the middle of the 20th century. Mackinac lovers will be fascinated by the way their favorite spots have changed or remained the same over the last 100 years.

Loon Feather is the story of an Indian girl, Oneta, destined to grow up with the incompatible traditions of her own people and of the white traders on Mackinac Island - one of the most popular books ever written about the conflict of alien peoples.

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