[2] The commission maintains the official Michigan Governor's Summer Residence on Mackinac Island and distributes photographs, media kits, brochures and other promotional material.
Some public critics have proposed that the Mackinac Island State Park and the Commission be privatized.
Due to commission efforts, park land now encompasses 80 percent of Mackinac Island, which includes 1,800 acres (7.3 km2).
In total, the commission is responsible for a combined 2,500 acres (10 km2) of parkland within Mackinac State Historic Parks, more than 110 buildings and about 1.7 million artifacts.
Other commission members include (youngest, oldest and longest serving) Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley; Barry J. Goodman; Karen Karam; Richard A. Manoogian; Chuck Yob and William K.