A Change of Seasons
With the coming of spring, MSHP archaeology staff has wrapped up their winter work and are turning their thoughts to the new field season.
With the coming of spring, MSHP archaeology staff has wrapped up their winter work and are turning their thoughts to the new field season.
As Mackinac Island gears up for another season and hotels begin to reopen, we look back at how earlier travelers documented their vacations. Gum-backed stickers for a suitcase announced to
Although there aren’t any big anniversaries to celebrate this year, there will be a number of exciting special events throughout the summer at Colonial Michilimackinac. From June to September, two
A piece of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse has been missing since 1957 – a fog signal whistle. Our Museum Historian, Craig Wilson, describes the history of the signal whistle and
It’s mid-April. Taxes are due in just a few days- have you filed yet? In the 18th century, British citizens around the world, including at remote Canadian outposts like Michilimackinac,
How does the commanding officer at Michilimackinac during the American Revolution relate to Alexander Hamilton? Quite directly, it turns out!
You may be aware of Mackinac’s connection to cities like Detroit and Montreal, but many other communities can also trace a historic connection back to the straits. One such city
William Henry Gardiner was born in 1861 in Canada, and he began his photography career in Toronto around the age of 20. Around 1890, Gardiner made the decision to move
The Old Mackinac Point light station was always popular with visitors. While tourists today visit the preserved light station as an historic site and museum, beginning in 1890 visitors also
