Our last day open

for the 2023 season will be

October 15th.

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Butterfly of the Week – The Blue Morpho

Posted on August 20th, 2017
The Blue Morpho is definitely the fan favorite, it’s stunning  iridescent wings are sure to catch your attention. The Blue Morpho is not only gorgeous but it has also been extremely helpful in preventing counterfeiting when it comes to the US Dollar.  First, a brief run-down of the Morpho life cycl… Read More

Play Cups vs. Queen Cups

Posted on August 17th, 2017
We had an interesting learning experience the other day, we  noticed that there were some queen cells forming in the beehive.
Now this was slightly alarming to us, because queen cells indicate that either 1. The hive is over crowded and they are preparing to swarm (see First Beehive split of 2017) 2. Something is… Read More

New Guinea Birdwing!! FINALLY!

Posted on August 10th, 2017
Very exciting news!!! For the first time in three years, the New Guinea Birdwing has arrived! Ornithoptera priamus is found in New Guinea, Northern Australia and in the Moluccas: Indonesian Islands. We have been eagerly awaiting their return to the butterfly house. The New Guinea birdwing is still widely sp… Read More

First Beehive Split of 2017

Posted on July 25th, 2017
Great news everyone! The Bees are doing wonderfully, in fact  We just completed our first split Saturday night. We knew it was time for a split because our population was growing very quickly and the frames inside of the hive were nearly filled with larva or pupating bees (that’s when the larva starts to tr… Read More

USA Today Travel — Top Bucket List Destination in Michigan

Posted on July 15th, 2017
Super Exciting News!!   USA Today Travel has voted that Mackinac Island and The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House and Insect World has been voted the top Bucket List Desination in Michigan!!  We are thrilled to have gotten this shout out and we can’t wait for many more years of adventure! Che… Read More

Upcoming Events

Posted on June 15th, 2017
Lilac Festival and Parade This week marks the 69th Annual Lilac Festival. There are daily events ranging from A walk with Lilacs, a walking tour revealing the history of Mackinac Island, and a free outdoor playground with blow up slides and obstacle courses. Other events include a taste of Mackinac, involvin… Read More

Miss Michigan!

Posted on June 3rd, 2017
We had Miss Michigan visit us in the Butterfly House!!!!! Arianna Quan! … Read More

Meeka Mondays!

Posted on May 25th, 2017
Even though it’s raining on the island the butterfly house is buzzing with activity! We are thrilled to announce that we are going to start a new tradition on Instagram. In addition to #falcorefriday we will be starting up a #meekamonday, make sure to check out @theoriginalmibh to see the new and crazy adventur… Read More

Newest Member of The Butterfly House Family!

Posted on March 25th, 2017
We have a new member of the butterfly house family!! Introducing Meeka, a five year old African Pigmy Hedgehog. Meeka will be at the butterfly house and ready to meet people starting May 1st. She is extremely friendly and can’t wait to show off for everyone. Here is a little sneak peak for you!  She is always Read More

First Bee Species Declared Endangered

Posted on January 12th, 2017
Hey Everyone, If you have been watching the news, you may have seen that the Rusty Patched Bumblebee has been added to the endangered list. This is the first bee species, in the Continetal US, to be classified as endangered. Seven other bee species found in Hawaii have been declared endangered in past years.  The… Read More

Happy New Year!!!

Posted on January 9th, 2017
IMG_1690 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 2 Well everyone, 2016 has come and gone. It’s was a very eventful year. We welcomed and thoroughly enjoyed thousands of smiling guests and sadly had to say goodbye to our lovely Iguardo. New Year’s Eve on Mackinac is magical and I was lucky enough to have been… Read More

Merry Christmas!!! ??

Posted on December 27th, 2016
Happy Holidays! It has been gorgeous weather for all of our celebrations. Falcore had a wonderful time, he even dressed for the occasion. He spent Christmas with his winter mom in East Lansing. We hope everyone has a great New Years! Stay tuned for pictures on Mackinac Island for the turtle drop at midnight on New Year&… Read More