Near St. Ignace in Mackinac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ottawa Indian Village

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2024

1. Ottawa Indian Village Marker

Inscription. Here on West Moran Bay, a large 17th century Ottawa village was directly connected by trail and water with Michilimackinac center on Moran Bay, Lake Huron. Both bays were named for Trader Morin whose post was at this settlement. The original burial ground serves the community today.

Erected by the Township of Moran, 1960, at the ancient campfire site.

Approved by the Michilimackinac Historical Society

Erected 1960 by Township of Moran at the ancient campfire site. Approved by the Michilimackinac Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 45° 52.166′ N, 84° 47.974′ W. Marker is near St. Ignace, Michigan, in Mackinac County. It is on U.S. 2 1.2 miles west of Old Portage Trail, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1502 U.S 2, Saint Ignace MI 49781, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

and on the Straits of Mackinac.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Story of the Mystery Spot (approx. half a mile away); Ancient Anishinabe Path / Gete Anishinaabek Miikaan (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lake Michigan

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(approx. 2 miles away); Gros Cap and St. Helena Island (approx. 2 miles away); Mackinac County Soldiers & Sailors War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Ojibwe Medicine Wheel (approx. 3.3 miles away); Anishinaabe Drying Rack (approx. 3.3 miles away); Huron Indians at St. Ignace (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Ignace.

Also see . . . Gros Cap Cemetery. Wikipedia article about the cemetery mentioned on the historical marker. (Submitted on June 2, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2024

2. Ottawa Indian Village Marker

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

3. Ottawa Indian Village Marker

This photo of the marker is looking west along US 2.

Gros Cap Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 2, 2023

4. Gros Cap Cemetery

This photo was taken from the back of the cemetery looking toward the entrance and the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on January 4, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.