Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog – by Brenda Horton – is the online place to take a trip to the heart of the Mackinac Island experience.
Whether she is spending the day with a carriage tour driver – a day that starts early at the stable – or taking “Bear” and “Maddie” to the Blessing of the Animals, Brenda distills the essence of each Mackinac Island experience with insightful essays and wonderful photos.
I hope through this blog to open up the magic of Mackinac Island to anyone who is interested in reading about it. — Brenda Horton
Excerpts from the five latest posts from Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog are below with links to the entire posts. To read more click on the links or go directly to the blog here: Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog.
Last Night – For This Time
It’s so hard to believe this is our last night on the island for this trip. Our time has gone by incredibly fast and we’ve started the packing process, even though it feels as though we just arrived and UNpacked. … Continue reading → more...
Choosing the Chippewa
It was July, 2000 when I stepped foot off a ferry onto Mackinac Island for the first time. Ted had been promising to bring me to Michigan and show me where he spent his boyhood summers. His grandparents had a … Continue reading → more...
Some Travel Drama – but We Made It!
We’re here! We’re here! So excited, but the journey was . . . quite the journey! Wednesday was “travel day”. We set the clock for a 2:00 wakeup alarm on Wednesday morning. Yes, I said 2:00 – as in A.M. … Continue reading → more...
Almost gone . . .
Header: The Chippewa Hotel Waterfront, with Fort Hill and the Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence in the background. That’s the Victory II, a Great Lakes Cruise Ship, in the foreground. This is the week I discovered it’s harder to pack for … Continue reading → more...
For George Wellington, Sr
We received word today of the death of one of the first island residents Ted and I met when we bought our condo on Mackinac. George Wellington, Sr. was one of the finest gentlemen I’ve ever met. He was a … Continue reading → more...
Hello from Florida!
Can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written, but May 9 will be six months exactly since Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog has been updated. Things tend to move a bit slower these days . . . and I’m pretty … Continue reading → more...
Counting Our Blessings
Hi friends – and hello from the Sunshine State! We’ve been home three weeks now, and we’re finally settled in and are enjoying the beginning of my favorite part of living in Florida – fall and winter. I have to … Continue reading → more...
Last Weekend Fun
Pics below from our last weekend this season on Mackinac! Florida News: Our power came back on in the early hours of Saturday morning. Huge thank-yous to the linemen who are working long, long hours to restore power to communities … Continue reading → more...
And the Days Dwindle Down . . .
Just telling stories through photographs today . . . A little news . . . I popped in The Island Bookstore the other night to pick up the 2025 Seasons of Mackinac calendar to take home. Even though I use … Continue reading → more...
A Busy Week – The Countdown Continues
This was the “week before the week we start to pack up”, and it turned into five busy days of running around town doing errands, trying to have one more lunch with friends, and popping down to Mission Point to … Continue reading → more...
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