The Original Mackinac IslandButterfly House& Insect World
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02 / The butterfly garden

A garden, in close-up.

The business describes a tropical garden of roughly 1,800 square feet, with hundreds of free-flying butterflies. Slow down, watch the feeding stations and look among the flowers.

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Several butterflies share a feeding station.
Several butterflies share a feeding station.
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Butterflies at the feeding station.

Butterflies at the feeding station.
Butterflies at the feeding station.

Start at the feeding station

Watch where butterflies gather, then look at how their wings rest. The photographs show moments in the garden, not a promise of the species present on your visit.

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An orange butterfly among flowers.

An orange butterfly among flowers.
An orange butterfly among flowers.

Follow the flowers

A different view can reveal a wing pattern or a feeding butterfly. Photography is encouraged; leave butterflies and flowers untouched and keep the paths clear.

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Learning together in the garden.

Learning together in the garden.
Learning together in the garden.

Ask a closer question

The business describes an identification chart and educational information to help visitors look more closely. Ask staff about what you notice; names are not inferred from these photographs.

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6750 McGulpin Street · Mackinac Island

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A yellow-and-black butterfly among flowers

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