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TODAY’S HOURS: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., last admission/ticket sold 3:00 p.m.
TODAY’S EVENTS:
Artillery Firing Demonstrations: 10:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m.
Musket Firing Demonstration: 12:30 p.m.
Michilimackinac’s Enslaved Community Program: 11:00 a.m.
Michilimackinac 1781: The End Program (New for 2024!): 2:00 p.m.
Other tours and programs throughout the day – see the full schedule here!
This is Mackinac.
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 1781, when local and global forces uprooted the entire community as soldiers and civilians relocated to Mackinac Island. After six decades as a thriving diplomatic and economic hub, Michilimackinac came to an end in 1781.
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.
May 9 – May 31, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Admission 4:00 p.m.
Daily Event Schedule
June 1 – September 1, 2024
9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Last Admission 6:00 p.m.
Daily Event Schedule
September 2 – October 3, 2024
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Admission 4:00 p.m.
Daily Event Schedule
Fort Fright: October 4 – October 5, 2024
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Last Admission 8:30 p.m.
Special event ticket required.
October 10 – October 20, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Last Admission 3:00 p.m.
Open Thursday-Sunday ONLY.
Daily Event Schedule.
Adult $15.25
Child (Age 5-12) $9.25
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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 key locations and vary by season. Exciting programs for the 2024 season include Michilimackinac 1781: The End, Building Michilimackinac: Architecture of the Frontier, The Pleasures of the Table: Dining Culture at the Merchant’s House, a look at the enslaved community at Michilimackinac, Some Tea and Loaf Sugar: Tea at the British Trader’s House, Bales, Barrels, and Boxes: Supplying the Great Lakes Fur Trade programs, and more!
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.
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.
Standing on the shore of Lake Michigan, take your turn to fire the opening cannon salute at Colonial Michilimackinac. Click here to learn more.
All sixteen buildings in the fort are open and furnished with period settings or themed exhibits. Special exhibits include:
Children can exercise both bodies and brains as they explore the routes of the fur traders. Located just outside the Visitor’s Center.
Want to truly make your visit unforgettable? Fire four black powder weapons in this ultra-immersive experience. Learn how to sign up here.
Demonstrations and tours by costumed interpreters take place throughout the day. Cooking, crafts and trades are conducted at key locations and vary by season. Exciting programs for the 2024 season include Michilimackinac 1781: The End, Building Michilimackinac: Architecture of the Frontier, The Pleasures of the Table: Dining Culture at the Merchant’s House, a look at the enslaved community at Michilimackinac, Some Tea and Loaf Sugar: Tea at the British Trader’s House, Bales, Barrels, and Boxes: Supplying the Great Lakes Fur Trade programs, and more!
All sixteen buildings in the fort are open and furnished with period settings or themed exhibits. Special exhibits include:
