Island Bookstore
Mackinac Island, Michigan info@islandbookstore.com
(888) 421-READ
 


We are open May through October.

On Mackinac Island:

Island Bookstore
Main St. Centre
PO Box 1298
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
(906) 847-6202
Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

In Mackinaw City:

Island Bookstore &
Coffee Shop
215 E. Central Ave.
PO Box 1006
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
(888) 421-READ
Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

 

Mackinac Gifts
Looking for gift ideas for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthdays, etc? Why not a Coffee Table Book, a Cookbook, or some other unique item depicting the beauty of the Straits of Mackinac? We add new items to this section frequently, so please check back soon.

Mackinac Living 2009
Mackinac's own magazine, featuring Mackinac Island's people & places.

Price $6.95
Paperback

Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 2009 Poster

Order the new Lilac Festival poster of Diane Neyer's "Mackinac, A Breath of Spring"

Price: $9.50

 


Seasons of Mackinac 2010
The Mackinac Island Recreational Development (MIRD) 2008 Mackinac Island Calendar.

Price $10.00
Paperback


Ice Bridge: Mackinac Island's Hidden Season

DVD made by island filmmaker and composer Mark Rensel and co-producer/narrator Jenifer Silvernale.

Just released!

Premier edition of a new film, a journey to Mackinac Island's other side...Experience the breathtaking transformation that happens across the ice bridge. Distilled from over five years of extraordinary footage.

DVD
Price: $22.95


Mackinac Album

by Robert E. Benjamin

Enjoy fascinating Mackinac photographs from the Benjamin collection taken from the late 1800s until the present.

Price: $19.95
Paperback

 


Growing up on Mackinac Island in the 30s and 40s
by John Welcher

Learn the inside story of what it was like growing up on the island during this time. Interesting photos and anecdotes!

Price: $16.95
Paperback


Local AuthorsThe Legend of Mackinac Island
by Kathy-jo Warginn
Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen

Beautifully illustrated story incorporating Indian legends of Mackinac Island. Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special place known as Mackinac Island.

Price: $17.95
Paperback


Mackinac Island Meditations

by Mary Lou Peters

Artist Mary Lou Peters' book is illustrated with her beautiful watercolor images of Mackinac Island and sprinkled with special meditations linked to the images.

Price: $14.95
Hardcover

 


Historic Personalities of the Mackinac Region
by Mary G. Duffina

Explore this biography of many of the Mackinac personalities who contributed to the historical significance of the area.

 


What Monsters Eat – Mackinac Island
by Lynne Annette Anglin

What do monsters eat when they come to Mackinac Island? Join them on their tour of the island and find out!

Price: $24.95
Paperback

Price: $8.00
Paperback


If I Should Never Wake
by Jenene Cooper

An unforgettable story that compels the reader to examine their own moral compass in regard to the true value of human life. The novel takes place on "a remote island in the Straits of Mackinac."

 


History from the Hearth: A Colonial Michilimackinac Cookbook
Written by Sally Eustice

Outstanding collection of traditional eighteenth-century recipes are complimented by historical vignettes drawn from letters and journals of the fur trading village’s inhabitants. Many color illustrations.

 

Price: $17.99
Paperback

210 pages. Hardbound. 1997
Price: $19.95


Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region
by M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson

The Mackinac Straits region with its scenic attractions natural wonders has beckoned visitors and tourists for over 150 years. Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region is a pictorial history of this northern Michigan vacation hub. The book uses “vintage views” to portray Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, Mackinac Island, the car ferries, and the famous Mackinac Bridge.

Price: $40.00
Hardcover

 


Explore Michigan--Mackinac (Insider's Guide to Michigan)
by George Cantor

Price: $10.95
Paperback


Mackinac Island: Mecca of the Midwest

As seen on PBS, this is a unique 30 minute program providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the people who help create and maintain the dreamscape for a million tourists a year. It provides an opportunity to take the island home.


Mackinac Bridge
by Mike Fornes

Read all about the events leading up to and the actual construction of the engineering marvel, the Mackinac Bridge.

 

Price $24.95
DVD

Price: $19.99
Paperback


A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860

by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

Review
Drawing on decades of research, Brian Leigh Dunnigan presents a stunning collection of pre-photographic images of Mackinac including maps, plans, drawings, engravings, and paintings complemented by a comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and eminently readable text. No collection of Michigan history is complete without a copy of this superb volume. --Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks


The Flavors of Mackinac

This cookbook (compiled by The Mackinac Island Medical Center) is filled with favorite island recipes.

Hardcover
Price $75.00

Price $18.00
Paperback



Home to Mackinac
by Kim Dory

Intriguing novel for children and adults alike!

 

 



Mackinac Island : Four Generations of Romance Enrich a Unique Community
Gail Gaymer Martin, Book Signing

 

 

Softcover
Price: $9.95

Softcover
Price: $10.95


Seasons of Mackinac
photography by Terry W. Phipps

Beautiful images of Mackinac Island

 


Mackinac Adventures and Island Memories: Growing Up on Mackinac
by Thomas W. Pfeiffelmann

Enjoy Tom Pfeiffelmann's entertaining stories of growing up on Mackinac. This book gives you a unique perspective on a Mackinac childhood full of adventures and misadventures!

 

 

Hardcover
$35.00

Price: $15.95
Softcover



Walk a Crooked Trail
by Frank Straus and Brian Dunnigan

Learn about the fascinating history of Mackinac's popular Wawashkamo Golf Course.

Price: $25.00
Hardcover

 

 

 


Keys to the Past
Written by Dr. Lynn Evans

New Book Packed with Photos of Archaeological "Treasures"

Dr. Lynn Evans, Curator of Archaeology for MSHP, has compiled that 40-plus years of work into a beautiful publication titled Keys to the Past. Dr. Evans has hand-selected the most intriguing and unique artifacts discovered in the Straits of Mackinac and shares them in this rich, full color edition.

Illustrated

Price $22.95
Paperback
Price $26.95
Hardcover

Haunts of Mackinac: Ghost Stories, Legends and Tragic Tales of Mackinac Island
by Todd Clemens

Price: $14.95

 


Whisperings: A Mackinac Island Mystery

by Diane Marlette

$17.98

 

 


Wish You Were Here: An Album of Vintage Mackinac Postcards
by Steven C. Brisson

Drawing from the burgeoning Mackinac State Historic Parks collections, the book provides over 200 full-color examples of postcards, from their late 19th century roots through the middle of the 20th century. Mackinac lovers will be fascinated by the way their favorite spots have changed or remained the same over the last 100 years.


Fudge: Mackinac's Sweet Souvenir
by Phil Porter

Mackinac Island and fudge. Both symbolize indulgence, fantasy and escape. But there's more to fudge than sugar, butter, chocolate and cream. In this book, historian Phil Porter stirs up the past to find the hard work and sometimes bitter controversy behind this sweet souvenir. In his hunger for truth and historical accuracy, Porter dug deep into the kitchens and cupboards of the fudge culture. No appetite for history, no taste for sweet truth will be satisfied without reading Fudge: Mackinac's Sweet Souvenir.

Price $12.95
Paperback
Price $18.95
Hardcover

Price $9.95
Hardcover


Mackinac Island: Three Hundred and Fify Years of History
Robert E. Benjamin

This guide to the history of Mackinac Island will increase any visitor's enjoyment of this beautiful and historic island. This chronological account of the significant events in the island's history is illustrated by fascinating photos both current and historical.


Mackinac Island
by Terry W. Phipps

Beautiful book featuring the photos of Terry W. Phipps

Price $6.98
Paperback

Hardcover
$14.95


Seasons of Mackinac 2009
The Mackinac Island Recreational Development (MIRD) 2008 Mackinac Island Calendar.

 

Price: $10.00
Paperback

 

 

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