Young island residents pose for a photographer during Lilac Festival, June 1999. Photo: Christi Dupre/Island Publications

50th Anniversary of the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival

A parade, horse drawn carriages and floats, and other festivities highlight the blooming of Mackinac Island's 150-year-old lilac trees. The Lilac Festival occurs in June, and is sponsored by the State of Michigan, Mackinac Island State Parks Commission, Mackinac State Historic Parks, and the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau.

Originally submitted by: Bart Stupak, Representative (1st District).

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