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The Lilac Festival is a ten-day annual festival held in honor of the common lilac at Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The festival, which has been held since 1949, [1] begins on the second Friday of June and concludes, on the third Sunday of June, with the horse-drawn Lilac Parade. Lilac flowers are the symbol of the Festival
Mackinac Island (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw, locally / ˈ m æ k ə n ə / MAK-ə-nə; French: Île Mackinac; Ojibwe: Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; Ottawa: Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles (11.3 km 2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Many visitors to Mackinac decide to ride the approximately 8.2-mile state highway, M-185, around the island. The road is paved, with lines guiding traffic, and is a fairly easy ride with only a ...
Panorama of Marquette Park from M-185, with Fort Mackinac in the background and the statue of Jacques Marquette in the center. After the U.S. Army ceased to use Fort Mackinac in 1895, the plateau area was redundant. The new Mackinac Island State Park decided to adaptively re-use the former vegetable garden as a quasi-urban park.
Mackinac Island’s Biddle House dates to 1780 or so. It’s one of three very old buildings on the island. Admission prices for Fort Mackinac this season are $16.25 for adults and $9.75 for ...
Lilac Festival (Mackinac Island) - since 1949 on Mackinac Island, Michigan; Lilac Festival (Lombard, Illinois)- since 1929 in Lombard, Illinois, known as The Lilac Village. Its "Lilacia Park", landscaped by Jens Jensen, features 1,200 lilacs on 3.4 hectares. Every May since 1929, Lombard has hosted Lilac Time featuring a number of events for ...
Discover Boating says to visit Mackinac Island, ranked No. 5 on the list, the first two weeks of October for the best viewing of fall leaves.
Mackinac Island is encircled by M-185, a state highway that is only accessible to pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse-drawn vehicles, as cars are banned on the island. In downtown Mackinac Island, the highway is known as "Main Street", while elsewhere it is known as "Lake Shore Road".