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Closed for the 2025 season. We’ll see you in 2026!
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Treasures from the past come to life at this 18th-century fort and fur trading village, reconstructed based on historic maps and more than 60 years of archaeological excavations. As you walk through Colonial Michilimackinac, you are stepping back in time to 1776, as the American Revolution spread. Here, you will see and hear how the growing conflict affected this thriving fur trading community.
Historical interpreters representing voyageurs, British soldiers, and French-Canadian merchant families are stationed throughout the fort to answer your questions and perform demonstrations. The past and present blur into a fascinating and unmatched experience at Colonial Michilimackinac. Watch smoke billow from cannons, mortars and muskets and see residents prepare food and tend the gardens. At one of the longest ongoing archaeological excavations in North America, archaeologists are on site throughout the summer, pulling history from the soil, bit by bit.
Located on the shore of the Straits of Mackinac, visitors can enjoy stunning views of the Mackinac Bridge, the straits, and the Upper Peninsula.
This is Mackinac.
May 6 – June 5, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Admission 4:00 p.m.
June 6 – September 6, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Last Admission 6:00 p.m.
September 7 – October 1, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Admission 4:00 p.m.
Fort Fright: October 2 – October 3, 2026
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Last Admission 8:30 p.m.
Special event ticket required.
October 6 – October 11, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Admission 4:00 p.m.
Adult $17.50
Child (Age 5-12) $10.50
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Group rates available! If you have 12 or more people visiting with you, please contact our Marketing and Group Travel and Coordinator.
Parking at Colonial Michilimackinac is free. The main lot is located adjacent to the Visitor’s Center off Straits Avenue.
Colonial Michilimackinac is located within the boundaries of Michilimackinac State Park on the shore of Lake Michigan, just off I-75 in Mackinaw City. The Visitor’s Center entrance is under the Mackinac Bridge.
102 W. Straits Ave.
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Demonstrations and tours by costumed interpreters take place throughout the day. Cooking, crafts and trades are conducted at various locations throughout the fort. Experience the boom of the Colonial Michilimackinac Cannon and Mortar, learn about military training with a Musket Firing Demonstration, and attend programs to learn about the People of the Fur Trade, Slavery at the Straits, Michilimackinac’s gardens, and the American Revolution.
Your American Revolution begins at Mackinac. Join us throughout the 2026 season as we discuss the revolutionary events of 1776.
Michilimackinac: Crossroads of the Great Lakes, a 15-minute movie, is presented in the King’s Storehouse. It plays every 20 minutes. Attack! at Michilimackinac presents the most dramatic event in the fort’s history. It plays continuously in the Trader’s House of the Southwest Rowhouse.
Standing on the shore of Lake Michigan, take your turn to fire the opening cannon salute at Colonial Michilimackinac. Click here to learn more.
Want to truly make your visit unforgettable? Fire four black powder weapons in this ultra-immersive experience. Learn how to sign up here.
All sixteen buildings in the fort are open and furnished with period settings or themed exhibits. Special exhibits include:
During the main season, from early June until mid-August, you can witness archaeologists continuing the excavation of Michilimackinac. Taking place each summer since 1959, the dig is one of longest ongoing excavations of its kind in the nation. Click here to learn more.
Children can exercise both bodies and brains as they explore the routes of the fur traders. Located just outside the Visitor’s Center.
Experience the boom of Michilimackinac’s artillery and muskets, explore the year 1775, find one-of-a-kind shopping, or step into the action and fire Michilimackinac’s weapons yourself!
All sixteen buildings in the fort are open and furnished with period settings or themed exhibits. Special exhibits include:
