What should I do while I am visiting Mackinac Island? Let me answer that for you...

Written by Shannon Westblade* 1. Everything is old. Like hundreds of years old. And there are groups of people on the island who...

2022 had so much good in it. The weather on the island was wonderfully mild all summer. I know a lot of folks were a little cold, but I...

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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it is that draws people to Mackinac Island. I was talking to a friend of mine about how the...

Check out this story where you're very own Innkeeper Shannon is a featured voice, with stories about Haan's 1830 Inn....

My son Gideon, currently three and a half, has sort of become one of those island characters. The kind of recognizable person that when...

A while back something really cool happened. Kristen, one of our guests last season, sent me an email in the winter that said something...

We have a really cool tradition at Haan's 1830. Every spring and every fall, a group of friends and family come up to the island to help...

Yes, I am actually writing an entire blog post about wallpaper. WALLPAPER PEOPLE. OK don't worry its not really about the wallpaper....

After months of rest and anticipation for the next season - here it is, reflections and confessions from a new innkeeper: I thought I...

As I prepare for the summer ahead, a lot of folks have asked about how my son, Gideon, will do growing up in a bed and breakfast every...

I needed a business card that told you that I would probably be dressed like Zooey Deschanel on "New Girl" and bake you the best s