Heritage Village at Mackinaw

Heritage Village at Mackinaw Mackinaw City's Heritage Village lets visitors explore life in the Straits of Mackinac as it was in the 1880-1917. Park open dawn to dusk.

Buildings open when docents are on site. Memorial Day - Labor Day Thursday - Monday 10-4, Wednesdays 4 PM-8 PM. Our village now includes:

• An 1880's one-room school from the community of Freedom, a few miles east of Mackinaw City
• The Mackinaw City pest (pestilence) house from the same era as the school house
•The sawmill that cut the logs for the locks at Sault Ste. Marie right after the turn of the century
• A tarpaper work shack
• A vintage base ball field (yes, it was two words back then)
• An artifacts building
• A community garden
• A community pavilion
• Modern outhouses

An 1897 church from Brutus, a machine shed, a replication of a prominent family's farm, the Stimpson Homestead, are on site and slated for completion in the near future. Educational programs are in place or are being developed to bring each to life. Our most treasured objective is to educate children through exciting interpretation, participation, and enthusiastic retelling of the history of that time. In a typical year hundreds of school children visit Heritage Village. We invite teachers to bring their students to our Village to "really see what Great Grandma Smith meant about no lights, no cars, no planes, no telephones when she was a girl." High school and college students, home for the summer, fall in love with base ball using 1870's rules when gentlemanliness was the standard and an umpire could simply ask, "Were you safe or out?" and a "ballist' (player) would respond honestly, much to the delight of the "cranks" (fans).

It is cap and sweatshirt weather. The colors are beautiful. You can drive, bike or walk around the village.
10/06/2026

It is cap and sweatshirt weather. The colors are beautiful. You can drive, bike or walk around the village.

So many vistas to fill the nature fix we all need. Stop by soon.
10/05/2026

So many vistas to fill the nature fix we all need. Stop by soon.

The colors are picture perfect. We hope you get the chance to get out and soak in natures pallet.
10/04/2026

The colors are picture perfect. We hope you get the chance to get out and soak in natures pallet.

Oh oh oh it FALL. Stop by and check out the Red Oaks!
10/03/2026

Oh oh oh it FALL. Stop by and check out the Red Oaks!

Our village has amazing fall vibe now! Come on out for a peek soon.
10/02/2026

Our village has amazing fall vibe now! Come on out for a peek soon.

Our scarecrow has traveled to the city center. Keep an eye out for her!
10/01/2026

Our scarecrow has traveled to the city center. Keep an eye out for her!

Fall has truly popped up around the village. Once the rains end, we hope you get a chance to wander around the park.
09/30/2026

Fall has truly popped up around the village. Once the rains end, we hope you get a chance to wander around the park.

Our grounds and trails have a bit of fall coloring, come on out and look for the gourds and pumpkins.
09/29/2026

Our grounds and trails have a bit of fall coloring, come on out and look for the gourds and pumpkins.

Yesterday our volunteers harvested the Medicine Wheel. It is the season!
09/28/2026

Yesterday our volunteers harvested the Medicine Wheel. It is the season!

Perfect weather for a bike ride around the village and trails. The trees are just starting to pop with color.
09/27/2026

Perfect weather for a bike ride around the village and trails. The trees are just starting to pop with color.

Address

1425 W Central Avenue
Mackinaw City, MI
49701

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 4pm - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4:59pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12319770045

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