This village, situated at the west end of 12 miles of unexcelled sand beach, was named for Henry Brevoort, Jr., 1845 surveyor; originally known as "The Warehouse," when the Mackinaw Lumber Company, which came here in 1875, built a large depot for . . . — — Map (db m87124) HM
Epoufette has been a fishing village since 1859, when Amable Goudreau, born in Quebec around 1824, established a commercial fishery. More than a century after his death in 1882, some of his descendants continued fishing operations. Father Edward . . . — — Map (db m4446) HM
In 1898, Carl Leopold purchased a summer cottage on Marquette Island, visible from here across Mackinac Bay. His family, including son Aldo, traveled there each summer from their home in Iowa. Aldos summers on the island were the start of a . . . — — Map (db m213310) HM
“Cass Cliff”
Named by the
Michigan Historical Commission
And
Mackinac Island State Park Commission
In honor of
Lewis Cass
Teacher – Lawyer – Explorer
Soldier – Diplomat . . . — — Map (db m107117) HM
At this site on June 27, 1912 Richard Collier found Elise McKenna
Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve in
Somewhere In Time
A Universal Picture
Dedicated on October 30, 1993 — — Map (db m204128) HM
On June 6, 1822, Alexis St. Martin (1804-1880), a French Canadian voyageur, was accidentally shot in the American Fur Company Store located on this site. Dr. William Beaumont (1786-1853), the Fort Mackinac post surgeon, nursed St. Martin back . . . — — Map (db m34923) HM
Arch Rock is the most dazzling example of Mackinac Island's breccia formations. It once stood as a solid mass 100 feet above the lake level. About 4,000 years ago the lake waters slowly dissolved the softer material that extended into the center of . . . — — Map (db m153180) HM
Arch Rock is Mackinac Island's most dazzling natural wonder. The graceful span measures 50 feet at its widest point, towering nearly 150 feet above Lake Huron. The island's fantastic geological formations have been studied and admired for centuries. . . . — — Map (db m278304) HM
Biddle House. The Biddle House is one of the oldest structures on Mackinac Island, dating to the 1780s. It is an example of piece sur piece en coulisse construction, a frame structure with a log infill fitted into slots. This French . . . — — Map (db m204427) HM
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Jean and Jeanne Bonga, a Black couple, began Mackinac Island's long tradition of hospitality by opening a tavern and inn on or near this site sometime in the late 1780s. The earliest documented history of the Bongas on . . . — — Map (db m278050) HM
Here, during the night of July 16-17, 1812, a small force of British regulars and several hundred voyageurs and Indian allies from St. Joseph Island landed. They occupied a height that overlooks Fort Mackinac and demanded its surrender. Lt. . . . — — Map (db m96411) HM
Company K
1st Michigan Sharpshooters
2LT Garrett A. Graveraet **
1SG Henry J. Graveraet, Jr. *
PVT Benjamin Kewaconda
PVT Louis Bennett
Company G
5th Michigan Infantry
SGT John Becker
PVT Robert Davenport
CPL George . . . — — Map (db m301704) HM
Mackinac Island is no stranger to hostility, and many have fought for its highly strategic location in the Great Lakes. Some of these battles occurred before Europeans arrived in North America, while others were an integral part of American . . . — — Map (db m278115) HM
Devil's Kitchen, a group of small sea caves or niches, is one of the youngest rock formations on Mackinac Island. This large mass of brecciated (fractured and recemented) limestone was formed about 350 million years ago. Wave action of the last few . . . — — Map (db m153170) HM
Near this spot Dr. William Beaumont United States Army made those experiments upon Alexis St. Martin which brought fame to himself and honor to American medicine — — Map (db m285340)
"...to preserve the work of nature, to make the spring accessible, to prove a shelter in time of storm, to be a resting place for the weary, long to be remembered after leaving the beautiful Island shore."
Superintendent Benjamin Franklin . . . — — Map (db m204209) HM
Flags have flown over Fort Mackinac since British soldiers constructed the post in 1780 during the American Revolution. A symbol of authority and national pride, the fort flag was faithfully raised by soldiers at the beginning of every day. In good . . . — — Map (db m279352) HM
Highest point on the island, 325 feet above the straits and 168 feet above Fort Mackinac.
Built by the British soon after the capture of Fort Mackinac, July 17, 1812. British named it Fort George, after the reigning English King, George . . . — — Map (db m204418) HM
Here in 1812, on the island's highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George. It was the bulwark of British defenses in 1814 when the American attack was repulsed. After the war the Americans renamed the . . . — — Map (db m55408) HM
British commander Patrick Sinclair moved Fort Michilimackinac from the mainland (modern-day Mackinaw City) to this spot in 1780 during the American Revolution. Sinclair chose Mackinac Island because this high limestone bluff would protect his . . . — — Map (db m278324) HM
This massive boulder has long been known as Gitchie Manitou in connection with Native American legends. One version states the Great Spirit (Gitchie Manitou) used this spot as a landing place before ascending the cliff and passing through the . . . — — Map (db m278196) HM
Alfonzo F. Howe Architect
Charles W. Caskey Contractor
Classical design that will live forever
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior — — Map (db m224392) HM
Opened on July 10, 1887, the Grand Hotel was built by the Grand Rapids & Indiana and the Michigan Central railroads and the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company through the efforts of Sen. Francis B. Stockbridge. It is built of Michigan white . . . — — Map (db m107066) HM
In this vicinity on June 15, 1985, Governor James J. Blanchard of Michigan, then in his
second year as a golf enthusiast, scored a Hole-in-One on the former 165 yard Third Hole. Mrs. Blanchard along with Mr. and Mrs. James Halverson attested. At . . . — — Map (db m301440) HM
From 1923 to 1970, William C. Greany, “the Major,” was scoutmaster of the Detroit Area Council Troop 194.
In 1983 he was appointed Special Eagle Scout Administrator of Mackinac Island Scout Service Camp and for thirty years played a . . . — — Map (db m107133) HM
Mackinac Island has been called the most historic spot in the Middle West. Fort Mackinac was first built by the British in 1780-81. It was not until 1796, thirteen years after the end of the Revolutionary War, that the British relinquished this fort . . . — — Map (db m34972) HM
Mackinac Island has long been a burial location for the Anishnaabek (Odawa, Ojibway and Potawatomi). Some of the burials on the island are more than one thousand years old. It is a common practice for the Anishnaabek to bury their dead near water . . . — — Map (db m204415)
Indian Dormitory. The Treaty of 1836 transferred 15 million acres of Ojibway (Chippewa) and Odawa (Ottawa) land in Michigan Territory to the federal government. It also required improvements to the Mackinac Island Indian Agency, including "a . . . — — Map (db m204277) HM
Constructed for Charles OMalley about 1852, this building was one of the first summer hotels on Mackinac Island. Captain Henry Van Allen, a Great Lakes skipper, purchased the hotel in 1865. He later moved it from the beach to its present location. . . . — — Map (db m107061) HM
Mackinac Island's replica Statue of Liberty is one of 200 donated by the Boy Scouts of America between 1949-1952. The organization celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1950 with the theme, "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty", a vigorous two-year crusade . . . — — Map (db m278316) HM
Originally known as the Lake View House, this is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels on Mackinac Island. Reuben Chapman built the structure in 1858. After his death in 1860, the hotel was operated by his wife, Maria. In 1880 the . . . — — Map (db m224387) HM
Lawrence A. Young Cottage Michigan Governors Summer Residence 1902 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m131760) HM
Mackinac Island's dramatic and beautiful rock formations and shoreline are its most striking geological features. These natural wonders, made of brecciated (broken and recemented) limestone, originated more than 350 million years ago when the . . . — — Map (db m153181) HM
The Union Congregational Church, affectionately called Little Stone Church, was established in 1900 by eleven charter members. Local residents and summer visitors donated funds for its construction. The cornerstone was laid on August 2, 1904. . . . — — Map (db m286662) HM
On September 6, 1943, Michigans Republican United States Senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory Council. Republican National Committee Chairman, Harrison Spangler, created the council to draw up a foreign . . . — — Map (db m107071) HM
In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Fr. Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held by the British during the War of 1812, it became the hub . . . — — Map (db m278056) HM
Erected as a lasting tribute to the men and women from Mackinac Island who have served their country.
World War I
Thomas Andress
Robin Arbib
Robert Bailey
Alexander Bazinaw
Thomas Bazinaw
Albert Beloungea
Charles . . . — — Map (db m301285) WM
During the peak of the fur trade this street bustled with activity. Each July and August Indians, traders, and trappers by the thousands came here with furs from throughout the Northwest. In 1817 John Jacob Astor's American Fur Co. located its . . . — — Map (db m278054) HM
Father Jacques Marquette with Louis Joliet discoverer of the Mississippi River
Founder of the Saint Ignace and Kaskaskia Missions
An explorer ardent and resourceful A shepherd who gave his life for the sheep.
To Nicolet-Raymbault and . . . — — Map (db m224395) HM
This is one of Michigan's oldest Protestant churches. It was built in 1829-30 by the Presbyterian flock of Rev. Wm. M. Ferry, founder in 1823 of a nearby Indian mission. Robert Stuart and Henry Schoolcraft were lay leaders. About 1838 private . . . — — Map (db m34913) HM
Nicolet Watch Tower
In Honor of
John Nicolet
Who in 1634 passed through the Straits of Mackinac in a birch-bark canoe and
was the first white man to enter Michigan and the Old Northwest
Erected on behalf of the
State of . . . — — Map (db m107104) HM
Fur warehouse and residence of Robert Stuart,
resident agent of the American Fur Company.
Original construction, c. 1814
Restored and renovated as the
Community Hall & Stuart House Museum
by the City of Mackinac Island 1997
Margaret . . . — — Map (db m301216) HM
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Other tribes revere special places such as the Black Hills, Devil's Tower, Lake Tahoe, and the Grand Canyon. The Anishnaabek view the Great Lakes with similar reverence, and these freshwater seas remain at the center of . . . — — Map (db m278112) HM
Augustus Pond, a fisherman from nearby Seul Choix, was convicted in this building in 1859 of manslaughter. In 1860 the Michigan Supreme Court reversed Pond's conviction, clarifying a legal principle of self-defense that is followed to this day. . . . — — Map (db m278184) HM
The Post Cemetery is the final resting place for Fort Mackinac soldiers, their families and local officials.
Although the origin of the cemetery is lost in history, local lore from the nineteenth century suggests that both American and British . . . — — Map (db m107102) HM
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to P.F.C. St. Onge for service as set forth in the following:
Citation:
"For conspicuous Gallantry and Integrity while serving with Co. G., 2nd Bn. 22nd . . . — — Map (db m278409) HM WM
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The connection to water transcends worlds for the Anishnaabek. Thousands of ancestors are buried near the water. In many cases, the dead were laid to rest on the islands of Gitchi-Gumee (the Great Lakes). The Straits of . . . — — Map (db m278111) HM
The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895. Operating under the auspices of the United States Government, this facility was in continuous use for fifty-two years. It was manned by a crew of three until its beacon . . . — — Map (db m35151) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m96412) HM
Arch Rock rests on a limestone breccia promontory nearly 150 feet above Lake Huron. Tunnel-like Sanilac Arch pierces the southern abutment near its base. Both arches were formed about 4,000 years ago by wave action of ancient Lake Nipissing. Once . . . — — Map (db m278197) HM
In 2012, after more than a half-century welcoming visitors to Mackinac Island, local residents called attention to the deteriorated state of Lady Liberty. The statue's crown spikes were broken and missing, its surface was dented and marred, and . . . — — Map (db m278321) HM
Scout BarracksIn 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the Governors Honor Guard and tour guides at Fort Mackinac. Scouts raised and lowered the colors . . . — — Map (db m107087) HM
On 13 June 1944, Company "K", 38th Infantry, moving south in the vicinity of le Boise d'Elle, France, was stopped by heavy mortar and artillery fire, which was followed by a subsequent counter attack around their left flank, Sergeant Cadreau . . . — — Map (db m278404) HM WM
Skull Cave is one of Mackinac Island's oldest geological formations. It is located in the base of a 30 foot high limestone stack. 11,000 years ago this stack of hard limestone was exposed, as wave erosion of the ancient lakes cut away the softer . . . — — Map (db m153176) HM
According to tradition this is the cave in which the English fur-trader Alexander Henry hid out during the Indian uprising of 1763. The floor of the cave, he claimed, was covered with human bones, presumably Indian. — — Map (db m204412) HM
During the summer of 1979 the movie Somewhere in Time was made on Mackinac Island. Starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer, the romantic fantasy tells the story of a man who wills himself back to 1912 to meet a woman . . . — — Map (db m131768) HM
Established as a Mission in 1670
Presented by the Michigan State Society Colonial Dames XVII Century to Ste. Anne de Michilimackinac Catholic Church in acknowledgement of their efforts in maintaining American and Colonial Data since 1695.
. . . — — Map (db m278191) HM
Sugar Loaf stands seventy-five feet above the surrounding level and is the largest of Mackinac Island's many limestone stacks. It was originally connected to the high cliffs directly behind you. More than 11,000 years ago, the erosive power of . . . — — Map (db m153171) HM
British soldiers dug this well in 1781 during the American Revolution while building the fort. This back-breaking job required soldiers to chisel through more than 150 feet of limestone rock to reach water. This extraordinary effort gave the . . . — — Map (db m279341) HM
Mackinac Island, from time immemorial to the present day, holds a significant place in the traditions, culture, and history of the Anishnaabek. A home for spirits and a vibrant trading post, Mackinac Island served the Anishnaabek in many ways. . . . — — Map (db m278126) HM
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Mackinac Island holds significant meaning for the Anishnaabek (the Odawa/Ottawa, Ojibway/Chippewa, and Potawatomi). Home to spirits, ancestors, and the location of historic events, it is also the center of many . . . — — Map (db m278077) HM
This is the finish line of the world's longest annual fresh water sailboat race. The 333 mile Chicago to Mackinac Island race has been held in July since 1898.
Erected by Island Goats Sailing Society whose members are required to have sailed . . . — — Map (db m278311) HM
After the Americans took control of Fort Mackinac, they strengthened the stone ravelin, which became the main northern wall. Between 1798 and 1800, soldiers also constructed blockhouses to better defend the post. Built on the old British bastions, . . . — — Map (db m279854) HM
Defensive elements have always been important to the military strength of Fort Mackinac. When the British built the fort between 1779 and 1781, Lieutenant Governor Patrick Sinclair designed the post with walls built from earth, stone, and wooden . . . — — Map (db m279852) HM
Fort Mackinac soldiers planted a garden in this large open space in front of the fort. Vegetables such as cabbage, leeks, carrots, radishes, onion, and squash supplemented their daily diet of meat and bread. Fences around the garden protected . . . — — Map (db m224397) HM
Every winter ice provides a vital link to the mainland. Two hundred years ago British soldiers used teams of oxen to haul men and materials across the ice when they moved Fort Michilimackinac from the mainland to the island. In the later 1800s the . . . — — Map (db m131769) HM
THE INDIAN AGENCY
The Indian Agency was a mainstay on
Mackinac Island during the first half of
the nineteenth century. At the agency
house, originally located next to this
site, a federal agent conducted business
with regional tribal . . . — — Map (db m301191) HM
In 1836 the Anishnaabek of northern Michigan signed the Treaty of Washington, ceding much of their land to the United States. In return they were promised
supplies, services, and regular annuity payments. The Indian Dormitory was built
in 1838 as . . . — — Map (db m301205) HM
Jerry Matthews' masterful handprints are found throughout Michigan following an unprecedented career that saw him design more golf courses in the State of Michigan than any other golf course architect. For his contributions to golf design, Jerry was . . . — — Map (db m301444) HM
Since the late nineteenth century people had dreamed of building a bridge to connect Michigan's two peninsulas. Those dreams became a reality in the 1950s when the booming postwar tourism economy and modern highway system made possible the Mackinac . . . — — Map (db m131770) HM
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For centuries, the Odawa and Ojibway fought to control their way of life and lands. After the War of 1812, the Anishnaabek faced new threats from the expanding United States. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the . . . — — Map (db m278120) HM
Episcopal services on Mackinac Island date from 1837, when a Bishop preached in the Mission Church. For many years the congregation met in the post Chapel at Fort Mackinac and in the Court House. In 1873 a parish was organized, and in 1882 this . . . — — Map (db m204278) HM
Company of Artillerists
United States Army Soldiers
that were garrisoned at
Fort Mackinac during the capture
on July 17, 1812
Commanding Officer
1ST LT Porter Hanks
Executive Officer
2ND LT Archibald Darragh
Sergeants . . . — — Map (db m301705) HM
In 1979, Woodfill Park was so named and
designated in perpetuity commemorating
William Stewart Woodfill. Longer than any
other, he has been owner and preserver
of the Grand Hotel. He was the prime
mover in getting the Mackinac
Bridge built. As . . . — — Map (db m301467) HM
About a mile west of here is the northernmost point of Lake Michigan. This geographical location is of historical importance because the act of Congress which created the territory of Michigan in 1805 used it to mark the western boundary of this new . . . — — Map (db m139339) HM
The Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan
The northernmost point of Lake Michigan is about 1 mile west of here. In 1805 Congress used that point to mark the western boundary of the new Territory of Michigan. Everything farther . . . — — Map (db m287553) HM
To honor and remember Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Heath Michael Robinson who sacrificed his life during Operation Enduring Freedom
Dedicated 10 October 2015
"We sleep peacefully in our beds because rough men stand ready . . . — — Map (db m287913) HM
Each state along the North Country National Scenic Trail offers visitors a realm of outdoor opportunities. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the trail enters from the south at the Mackinac Bridge and St. Ignace, traverses the Hiawatha National . . . — — Map (db m274052) HM
Ancient Anishinabe Path
The route that U.S. 2 follows today has served as an important transportation corridor from the earliest inhabitants of the Michigan Peninsulas to the present.
When the Federal Highway System was established . . . — — Map (db m139359) HM
The Anishinaabe village preserved their meat
and fish proteins by using drying racks
agwaawaanaak. Meats such as venison
waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas, beaver amiko-wiyaas
and bear mako-wiyaas were cut into thin strips
and . . . — — Map (db m214031) HM
Fishing in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan for the
Fisherman gigoonyikewinini was vital to the
Anishinaabe survival. During warm seasons these
large lakes required nets namewasab made of
bark fiber cord and nettle-stalk twine which . . . — — Map (db m214030) HM
The Three Sisters garden gitigaan was a
traditional way of planting three main agricultural
crops: corn mandaamin, beans mashkodesimin,
and squash okanakosimaan. Each crop
benefitted from one another. The corn seed . . . — — Map (db m214034) HM
The traditional healers nenaandawi'iwed or
medicine men were highly respected individuals
among the village due to their medicinal and
spiritual knowledge passed down for thousands of
years. Illness was cured both of the body and
spirit. . . . — — Map (db m214032) HM
An Anishinaabe woman anishinaabekwe plays
many important roles in the village. Other than
childbearing she builds, farms, crafts, hunts,
cooks and as this sculpture represents gathers
moozhaginan. She collects over 250 species . . . — — Map (db m214033) HM
This antique railroad bell with its classic ring is frm a coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive that was popular in the late 1880's in the hard rock mining & logging industries.
Donated by Clarence "Clancy" Kalmer in honor of his parents Willis . . . — — Map (db m140059) HM
By the 1930's, most of the Eastern Upper Peninsula's virgin forest had fallen under the axe and saw of the early loggers. Fires further ravaged the cut-over areas, leaving a barren landscape. Timber production plummeted just as the whole country . . . — — Map (db m139675) HM
The history of the Straits has always been interwoven with the fishing resources of the Great Lakes. The abundant stocks of fish were a food staple for the native people and early European traders and settlers.
Commercial fishing expanded . . . — — Map (db m139547) HM
Strewn across the bottomlands of East Moran Bay, particularly off this beach, are fascinating artifacts discarded from canoes, schooners, and steamboats for more than 300 years.
Commerial vessels—from Indian and French canoes to modern . . . — — Map (db m139693) HM
The Jesuits
Black Robes of the Wilderness
In the 17th century the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) sent missionaries to the far reaches of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The Roman Catholic order was founded in 1537 by the Basque priest, . . . — — Map (db m139445) HM
This fort was built by the French near here within a decade after Marquette had established his mission in 1671. Its name was that of the family of Frontenac, the French Governor for North America. Until Detroit was founded in 1701, this was the . . . — — Map (db m139604) HM
The French Come to the Straits
The Straits of Mackinac has been a gathering place for hundreds of years. An abundance of whitefish, lake trout and sturgeon attracted Native people who established seasonal villages on Mackinac and Bois Blanc . . . — — Map (db m139634) HM
(Translation of Latin Text on Monument)
In Memorium
Erected by the citizens of St. Ignace in 1882, this monument marks the grave of Rev. Father James Marquette, S.J., who died on the eighteenth day of May, 1675, at the age of thirty . . . — — Map (db m139394) HM
In Commemoration of the Thousands of Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Michigans Underwater Preserves. Great Lakes shipping played a significant role in the settlement and growth of Michigan and surrounding territories as early as the 1700s. Brutally . . . — — Map (db m154880) HM
The Great Lakes are known for delicious freshwater fish.
Before the white man came, Native Indian tribes supplied their needs with fresh and dried fish from these lakes.
Later, others joined in the fishing business, many of them from the . . . — — Map (db m274053) HM
As director of the Michigan Department of Transportation from 1983 to 1990, James P. Pitz placed major emphasis on organizational development, allowing the department to undertake some of its biggest highway improvement programs with a reduced work . . . — — Map (db m274051) HM
Some of the Hurons, who were driven from Ontario and the East by hostile Iroquois, finally found refuge in 1671 beside Marquette's new St. Ignace Mission. (Also called Huron Mission). They remained here with the French and Ottawas until 1701, when . . . — — Map (db m139395) HM
This church building, constructed in 1837, still stands because of the foresight and commitment of the St. Ignace Knights of Columbus.
Originally built on South State Street, the Old Mission Church served St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Parish for . . . — — Map (db m139470) HM
In memory of those who lost their lives building the bridge:
1. Albert B. Abbott-
Laborer
2. Jack C. Baker-
Ironworker
3. Robert Koppen-
Ironworker
4. James R. LeSarge-
Ironworker
5. Frank Pepper-Diver
Local Unions that built . . . — — Map (db m214026) HM
Erected by the
Citizens of Mackinac County
in honor of our
Soldiers and Sailors
and in appreciation of their
sacrifice and service in the
World War — — Map (db m123992) WM
The Mackinaw Boat was a unique design of Great Lakes vessel developed by the French and based on the Indian design of the Birch Bark Canoe. It was characterized by identical tapered pointed ends, high sides, narrow beam and gaff-rigged sails. . . . — — Map (db m139662) HM
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