The Untold Story of the Mill Creek Quarry
About 1864, a new resource was tapped for the first time along the rocky bluffs of Mill Creek – limestone.
About 1864, a new resource was tapped for the first time along the rocky bluffs of Mill Creek – limestone.
Robert Campbell constructed a water-powered sawmill at Mill Creek about 1790, being the first of its kind in northern Michigan. Prior to the mill, trees were turned into lumber entirely with hand tools for more than 100 years at the Straits of Mackinac.
As the calendar flips to the new year, Mackinac State Historic Parks staff are busy readying new tours, exhibits, publications, and more.
As flowering plants bear fruit in early Autumn, many species of wild berries ripen, each containing seeds to perpetuate a new generation of plants.
There’s a lot of history to experience at Mackinac State Historic Parks, including the wilderness where not many visitors venture. Come explore Mackinac’s wild side!
As spring turns to summer, the woods of Dousman’s Mill are alive with birdsong.
With COVID-19 health precautions at Mackinac State Historic Parks, you can safely visit and enjoy any or all of the sites in Mackinaw City and on Mackinac Island this year.
Few people realize that Dousman’s Mill is a home to the second largest rodent on the continent, the North American Porcupine.
Opening day for Mackinac State Historic Parks’ sites is a little more than two months away, and MSHP staff have been busy readying new tours, exhibits, publications, and more.
