Mackinac
Across the Peninsula
St. Ignace, MI
Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled.
Aldo Leopold And Les Cheneaux
Hessel, MI
In 1898, Carl Leopold purchased a summer cottage on Marquette Island, visible from here across Mackinac Bay.
American Fur Company Store
Mackinac Island, MI
On June 6, 1822, Alexis St. Martin (1804-1880), a French Canadian voyageur, was accidentally shot in the American Fur Company Store...
Battlefield of 1814
Mackinac Island, MI
Here in this area on August 4, 1814, an American force battled the British in a vain attempt to recapture the island which the British...
Biddle House
Mackinac Island, MI
The Biddle House is one of the oldest structures on Mackinac Island, dating to the 1780s.
Bois Blanc Island
Bois Blanc Island, MI
On August 3, 1795, Chippewa Chief Matchekewis ceded Bois Blanc to the United States as part of the Treaty of Greenville.
British Cannon
Mackinac Island, MI
Early on the morning of July 17, 1812, British troops set up a cannon on this height overlooking Fort Mackinac.
British Landing
Mackinac Island, MI
Here during the night of July 16-17, 1812, a small force of British regulars and several hundred voyageurs and Indian allies from St....
Early Missionary Bark Chapel
Mackinac Island, MI
According to descriptions by Jesuit missionaries, the bark chapels which they built among the Indians of the Great Lakes looked like this.
Epoufette
Hendrick Township, MI
Epoufette has been a fishing village since 1859, when Amable Goudreau, born in Quebec around 1824, established a commercial fishery.
Fort de Buade
St. Ignace, MI
This fort was built by the French near here within a decade after Marquette had established his mission in 1671.
Fort Holmes
Mackinac Island, MI
Here in 1812, on the island’s highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George.
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island, MI
Opened on July 10, 1887, the Grand Hotel was built by the Grand Rapids and Indiana and the Michigan Central Railroads and the Detroit and...
Historic Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island, MI
Mackinac Island has been called the most historic spot in the Middle West.
Home of the Ancestors
Mackinac Island, MI
Mackinac Island has long been a burial location for the Anishnaabek (Odawa, Ojibway and Potawatomi).
Hubbard’s Annex to the National Park
Mackinac Island, MI
Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade.
Indian Dormitory
Mackinac Island, MI
The Treaty of 1836 transferred 15 million acres of Ojibway (Chippewa) and Odawa (Ottawa) land in Michigan Territory to the federal...
Island House
Mackinac Island, MI
Constructed for Charles O’Malley about 1852, this building was one of the first summer hotels on Mackinac Island.
Lake Michigan
Moran Township, MI
This lake, the sixth largest in the world, was discovered in 1634 by Jean Nicolet, who explored this north shore to Green Bay but found...
Lake View Hotel
Mackinac Island, MI
Originally known as the Lake View House, this is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels on Mackinac Island.
Little Stone Church
Mackinac Island, MI
The Union Congregational Church, affectionately called Little Stone Church, was established in 1900 by eleven charter members.
Mackinac Conference
Mackinac Island, MI
On September 6, 1943, Michigan’s Republican United States senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory...
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island, MI
In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Father Claude Dablon, wintered here.
Mackinac Straits
St. Ignace, MI
Nicolet passed through the straits in 1634 seeking a route to the Orient.
Mission Church
Mackinac Island, MI
This is one of Michigan’s oldest Protestant churches.
Mission House
Mackinac Island, MI
In 1823 the Reverend William Ferry founded a mission on Mackinac Island on land now known as Mission Point.
Old Agency House
Mackinac Island, MI
Here stood the federal Indian agent’s home.
Round Island Lighthouse
Mackinac Island, MI
The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895.
Scout Barracks
Mackinac Island, MI
In 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the “Governor’s...
St. Ignace
St. Ignace, MI
Pere Marquette established in 1671 the Mission of St. Ignace.
St. Ignace Mission
St. Ignace, MI
In 1671 the mission of St. Ignace was established so that the Christian message could be brought to several thousand Indians living on...
The Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan
Naubinway, MI
The northernmost point of Lake Michigan is about one mile west of here.
Trinity Church
Mackinac Island, MI
Episcopal services on Mackinac Island date from 1837, when a bishop preached in the Mission Church.
Wawashkamo
Mackinac Island, MI
In 1898 Chicago cottagers founded the Wawashkamo Golf Club.