July 3, 2025

A Night at Fort Fright

By Jamie Kauffold | Sept. 30, 2023

This is not your typical haunted house or trail! Make your way through Fort Fright, an 18th-century fort and fur trading village full of werewolves, witches, goblins, and ghouls at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. Hear spooky folktales around a bonfire while enjoying hot mulled cider, cookies, and candy Oct. 6-7 from 6:30-9:30pm. $12 adults, $8 ages 5-12, and free for 4 and under. mackinacparks.com/fort-fright

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