After today's parade, the 2024 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival will be in the books. If you've never attended a Lilac Festival Parade, I highly recommend it. Mackinac Island may be a tiny town, but we know how to throw a parade!
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Saturday, June 15, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Twenty
As beautiful as these lilacs were, they had absolutely no smell. (This bush was down next to the Harbor View Inn.) For me, the scent of lilacs is very bit as important as how they look!
Friday, June 14, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Nineteen
I have absolutely no idea how I managed to take this picture today. Town was packed and yet Market Street looks deserted. Trust me, it most certainly was not this quiet.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Eighteen
As I walked to town the other day I managed to catch one of the cruise ships stopping to visit the Island. Several ships pass through, multiple times, throughout the summer. It makes me wonder what it's like for those folks to see Mackinac for the first time...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Seventeen
This just might be my favorite lilac photo of 2024. There's just something perfect about the lilacs in Marquette Park with Fort Mackinac in the background. It's the kind of picture that sums up summer on Mackinac Island...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Sixteen
Lilac trees love the sun. This tree, growing on Fort Hill, can soak up all the sun it needs.
Monday, June 10, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Fifteen
I walk by this lilac tree every day as I pass through that gate to go into and out of work. The building where it grows was built in 1902 and there's a good chance that tree was planted at the same time.
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Saturday, June 8, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Thirteen
I couldn't resist snapping a picture of the lilacs next to one of my favorite houses on the Island. I've never been inside, but I just love that turquoise color.
Friday, June 7, 2024
A Lilac a Day, Day Twelve
Nothing like a little bit of sun after a rainy day, but I'd be smiling even if it was still raining. Today is the last day of school on Mackinac - my summer begins tomorrow!
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