Colonial Michilimackinac
Fort Michilimackinac Reenactment
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityThe Fort Michilimackinac Reenactment recreates events that took place between the French, British and Native tribes of the Straits Area on June 2, 1763. Presented by a Mackinaw City community group. Admission to the reenactment is free. Access to Colonial Michilimackinac requires the purchase of a regular admission ticket.
Colonial Michilimackinac Opening Day
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityStep into 1781 at Colonial Michilimackinac as we celebrate opening day 2024! #thisismackinac
Michilimackinac Fire at Night
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityThis will be one of the coolest things you see all summer. Experience the power of Michilimackinac’s weapons at night. Gates open at 9:00 p.m. Rifle firing will start at dusk; cannon firing will be after dark. This is a free event; donations welcome. (always July 3)
Moonlit Michilimackinac
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityExperience Colonial Michilimackinac after the sun sets. More information to come. This event is by donation. #thisismackinac
Maritime Michilimackinac
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityColonial Michilimackinac was a major hub for the Great Lakes Fur Trade, and its location where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet was crucial to its success. This special event will focus on Michilimackinac’s maritime history. Join the interpretive staff as they discuss and demonstrate the many different ways Michilimackinac’s historic residents interacted with and worked […]
Askin’s Men and Women at Michilimackinac, 1780
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityAskin's Men and Women at Michilimackinac, 1780, will explore the lives of the men and women, both free and enslaved, who worked for the merchant John Askin at Michilimackinac in the 1770s. Join the staff at Michilimackinac as they demonstrate the various work performed by Askin's employees, who included sailors, bakers, gardeners, cooks, voyageurs, laundresses, […]
