Mackinaw City in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Michilimackinac

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, 2003

1. Fort Michilimackinac Marker

Inscription. This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when the British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during Pontiac's uprising, Chippewa Indians seized the fort, killing most of the small force, and held it a year. When the British moved to Mackinac Island in 1781, this old fort soon reverted to the wilderness.

Erected 1958. (Marker Number S0011.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1763.

Location. 45° 47.163′ N, 84° 44.082′ W. Marker is in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in Emmet County. It can be reached from Lovingny Street. Marker is at the south end of the Mackinac Bridge, at the edge of Fort Michilimakinac State Park, about 100 feet west of Lovingny Street, and across I-75/MI-339 from the historic Mackinaw City Lighthouse via Huron Avenue.

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It is accessible from I-75/MI-339 via the Jamet Street exit, 0.2 miles to the south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mackinaw City MI 49701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula,

on the Straits of Mackinac,

and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. 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 walking distance of this marker: Using the Land (within shouting distance of this marker); The Anishnaabek (within shouting distance of this marker); Encampment at Pequodenonge (within shouting distance of this marker); Anishnaabek Home (within shouting distance of this marker); The Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Canoes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fur Trade Routes (about 500 feet away);

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (constructed 1892) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, 2003

2. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (constructed 1892)

about half a mile east of the Fort Michilimackinac marker.

From Montreal to Michilimackinac (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinaw City.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Michilimackinac. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

2. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. Mackinac State Historic Parks entry (Submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Mackinac Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, 2003

3. Mackinac Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,237 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.