Mackinac Island in Mackinac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sainte Anne Church

Photographed by Joel Seewald, circa July 2010

1. Sainte Anne Church Marker

Inscription.
In 1670, Jesuit Father Charles Dablon founded a birchbark mission chapel on Mackinac Island. The following year, Father Jacques Marquette relocated the mission at Saint Ignace. Abandoned in 1706 and restablished [sic] at Fort Michilimackinac around 1715, the new church was named Sainte Anne de Michilimackinac. During the winter of 1780-1781, British troops relocated to the island and moved the church building across the ice. The parish is the nation's oldest dedicated to Saint Anne, and maintains baptismal records dating from April 1695.

Erected 1992 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number S622.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1695.

Location. 45° 51.01′ N, 84° 36.684′ W. Marker is on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 185) and Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6837 Main Street, Mackinac Island MI 49757, 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 walking distance of this marker: Ste. Anne de Michilimackinac Catholic Church (a

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few steps from this marker); Mission Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Island House (about 700 feet away); "Cass Cliff" (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Indian Agency / Treaty of Washington of 1836 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lady Liberty on the Island (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saving Lady Liberty (approx. 0.2 miles away); Somewhere in Time Gazebo (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Indian Dormitory / Henry R. Schoolcraft (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Sainte Anne Church (Mackinac Island). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Sainte Anne Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 1, 2025

2. Sainte Anne Church and Marker

Sainte Anne Church image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 2010

3. Sainte Anne Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 2, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 3. submitted on January 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.