Heritage Village is situated on approximately 43 acres of land just west of Mackinaw City. Visitors can enjoy discovery trails, historic buildings, a covered pavilion, a restored log home, a sawmill and much more. Heritage Village's period is from 1880 through 1917, a time of unparalleled changes in lighting, transportation, communication, housing, health care and nearly every other aspect of Straits-area living. It also reflects an era from which a precious few buildings are still standing, and stories told by parents, grandparents and great grandparents abound.

Heritage Village includes authentic buildings, including: the sawmill that cut the logs for the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, the only Pestilence (Pest) House left in the state of Michigan, and a log farm house to name a few. There is plenty of room to enjoy nature. Take a walk on a nature trail, see an active community and children's garden, attend class at a one room school house and see the results of the fully renovated Chapel ready to host weddings and life events.

For more information on the buildings and attractions at Heritage Village, use their Audio Tour by phoning 231-486-0003 and keying in stops 201 - 213 (stops are being added all the time). The Mackinaw Area Historical Society offers lively local monthly programs featuring informative presentations on historically significant topics.

Heritage Village is open every day from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

During the summer you may visit the village any day. For tours conducted by docents, Heritage Village is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Costumed interpreters are on site Saturdays, Sunday and Monday from 1:00 - 5:00pm to recreate history through stories from this era of great change.

Always free. Donations sustain us.

Info provided by: www.mackinawhistory.org