Mackinac Island is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 20, 2010.
Article milestones Date Process Result February 24, 2007 Peer review Reviewed March 25, 2007 Good article nominee Listed April 12, 2007 Featured article candidate Not promoted July 24, 2007 Featured article candidate Promoted July 17, 2021 Featured article review Demoted Current status: Former featured article

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Lists of notable residents are, by consensus, typically limited to people with existing articles. Otherwise, an article listing people from New York City would include my aunt who, I assure you, is not notable (sorry!) along with several million other people. When editors add red linked names to these lists, the WP:CONSENSUS notice reads, "Your recent edit to (article name) appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you." In other words, if you know of a notable person who you feel should be on the list, write the article first, then add them to the list. Constructive discussion before I remove this guy again? - SummerPhD ( talk) 13:11, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Unless the article has a notice restricting itself the notable people section to persons only with articles, notable people without an article can be listed if they have references that meet WP:RS to back up their notability. The comparison of Porter Hanks to your Aunt in New York is silly in the extreme. Hanks has had poetry [1] written about him over 100 years after his death. ...William 14:34, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

List of people from New York City along with hundreds of other such lists are typically limited to entries with pre-existing articles. I am unsure why you feel this article is somehow different. - SummerPhD ( talk) 14:59, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Actually, I placed Porter Hanks on the list because he is more notable than the majority of people already on the list. Virtually every history textbook on the War of 1812 mentions him and the key role he played while on the island. I added his name because its omission was glaringly obvious to me. Having the criteria be whether or not there is a Wikipedia page on him seems a poor one to me. Plenty of notable historical figures have no Wikipedia page. However, it's no skin off my nose to impoverish the list by removing him.DanQuigley 20:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

I've added a redirect; Porter Hanks - > Siege of Fort Mackinac. If anyone cares to create the article, have at it. Otherwise, I'll get to a stub at some point. As this article is one of only two that link to Porter Hanks, I won't be working on that very soon. (The other, obviously, is Siege of Fort Mackinac.) - SummerPhD ( talk) 21:27, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

I have taken a stab at writing a notable article about Lt. Hanks. Comments are welcome. Bigturtle ( talk) 21:42, 26 August 2015 (UTC) reply

The article lists Mackinac Island as being 4.35 square miles (11.27 km²) in area, but that figure appears to be inaccurate. The city article ( Mackinac Island, Michigan) also lists the entire city as being 4.35 square miles (11.27 km²), which is listed as the city's land area in the 2010 census ( Page 61). However, the city's boundaries in that figure also include neighboring Round Island, which that article lists (without a reference) as 0.59 square miles (1.53 km²). How can Mackinac Island—the island and the jurisdiction—be the same size, when they are not conterminous? Are there any documents that list the actual size of Mackinac Island (the island only), because the 4.35 square miles (11.27 km²) area listed in the island article cannot be accurate since it also includes the area of the separate Round Island. If the Round Island area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km²) is accurate, shouldn't Mackinac Island (the island) be listed as 3.76 square miles (9.74 km²) (if a reliable source for Round Island's area can be located)? — Notorious4life ( talk) 00:27, 9 May 2020 (UTC) reply

• Anyone? Come on, this is a featured article, and there are no citations to support the area information. The duplicate link provided in both instances where the 4.35 square miles (11.27 km²) number is used in the article is a permanent dead link. Additionally (and unrelated), there seems to be too many pictures wedged into the article. I don't want to make bold edits on the featured article, but a little spring cleaning might be appropriate. — Notorious4life ( talk) 06:19, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply

I can't find any good sources, but here's one that says 3.8 square miles: [2] GA-RT-22 ( talk) 17:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC) reply

This older Featured Article does not meet the current FA criteria. There are several unsourced paragraphs, the "notable people" section is almost completely unsourced, and I could find trivia in the article. Virtually all links are from 2007/8. The sourcing seems weak for a Featured Article; for instance mightymac.org and grandhotel.com seem promotional and not high-quality. Article needs work and I see similar concerns directly above. RetiredDuke ( talk) 18:22, 24 March 2021 (UTC) reply

Where was Somewhere In Time shot? In the "Points of interest" section we say at the Grand Hotel, but in the "Film" section we say Mission Point. Which was it? GA-RT-22 ( talk) 15:21, 14 April 2023 (UTC) reply

Location shooting was done at the Grand Hotel, with Mission Point Resort used for soundstage work. Bigturtle ( talk) 22:38, 20 May 2023 (UTC) reply