Weddings, Group Tours, and Organized Events
Imagine having your wedding ceremony in a beautiful tropical garden with giant Angel Trumpet flowers and Hibiscus as the backdrop for your wedding photos. The scent of Gardenia is in the air, and butterflies of every color are lighting on the flowers around you during the ceremony.
This is the most memorable event of your life. You deserve to have it in a truly unique setting. Let The Original Butterfly House be that place! For a small, intimate wedding that you, your family, and close friends will always remember fondly, go to the "Contact Us" option on the left side of this page and send an e-mail to Lisa for more information.
For added ambience let professional Flutist Wendy Leino perform beautiful music in the background. From classical music to contemporary love songs - add the romantic sounds of Wendy's flute to your garden wedding and you will have the perfect day. Learn more about Wendy at: www.mackinacislandflutist.com
Need a Clergyman to perform the ceremony? Contact Craig Starkweather at 906-847-9955.
Specifications; Evenings only, after 7:00 p.m. The garden can comfortably hold up to 40 people. Charge for holding the ceremony in our garden is $400.00.
We can provide two people to help set up prior to the Bride & Groom arriving (at no extra cost). A table with your wine or champagne, and any other accessories you'd like to bring can be placed in the garden for your toast after the ceremony. Then off to the reception for lots of celebrating!
We'd love to be a part of your special event!
Tour Operators
Looking for something new on the Island? How about a packaged two hour tour? Spend one hour with Arrowhead Carriages, and then be dropped off directly in front of The Original Butterfly House and Insect World where you'll visit with the butterflies, and then spend time with some giant insects, (on display), and fun, colorful, live critters like dart frogs, and Blue Tongued Skink Lizards. And we think the new "Turtle Pond" willl be the hit of the season!
So take a lovely ride in a real Surrey (with the fringe on top!) and come visit us at The Butterfly House. See the "Special Events" menu option for more information.
The Original Butterfly House has been completely renovated since last season, and we would love a chance to share our beautiful exhibit with you.
Best of all, Operators, and Escorts booking groups with us get FREE ADMISSION. That means another $4.00 to buy fudge with!
Photo Contest
Do you enjoy taking pictures of everything in nature? How about butterflies? Are you an amatuer, or professional photographer?
Either way, if you like taking pictures of butterflies, we've got a contest for you. Just go to www.FLICKR.com and set up your own page with them, download your photos from inside our garden, then we'll check them out, and contact you at the end of our season about your awesome prize!
One lucky person wins A TWO NIGHT STAY AT MARKET STREET INN!
Market Street Inn is a beautiful victorian bed & breakfast on Market Street, Mackinac Island. Check it out on www.mackinacisland.org, accomodations, bed & breakfasts.
Contest ends September 30th, 2007. Winner to be announced by October 31st, 2007.
Good Luck Everyone!
Well, it was tough, and I know that I am late in making a decision but here it is: the Winner of the Flickr photo contest;
And the winning photo is of the orange julia, or scientific name, "Dryas julia". The julia comes to us from Costa Rica, and this photo was taken by Flickr photo contestant "mameisberger". Congratulations!
This photo was chosen for it's clarity, perfect condition, and closeness of the butterfly. And because the photo does not include any flowers, the beauty is all about the butterfly. We like that!
The lucky winner has won a two night stay at Market Street Inn, and free admission to The Original Butterfly House and Insect World for the 2008 season. Please contact Ann, Innkeeper at Market Street, 888-899-3811 to make reservations.
Contact us on this site for your free passes to The Butterfly House.
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Regular Season Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. prior to Memorial Day, and after Labor Day.
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
906.847.3972