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Exhibits

Below is a listing of some of the exhibits at Colonial Michilimackinac. To learn more about any exhibit, just click!

Museum Exhibits Old at other sites in Mackinac State Historic Parks.


Redcoats on the Frontier: British Soldiers at Michilimackinac 1761-1781

Permanent exhibit features artifacts from soldier life inside this accurately reconstructed Soldiers' Barracks. See, hear and imagine soldiers' daily lives.

Video, winter and summer scenes and a hands-on Adventure Room are some highlights.

(Sponsored by AAA Michigan and Mackinac Associates)

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18th Century Village Life Interpretation

Colorful colonial life comes alive in peak season through vivid re-enactments as you meet village residents, witness a traditional French wedding and see the boisterous Arrival of the Voyageurs.

Watch soldiers demonstrate their musket and cannon firing skills on the parade grounds.

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Treasures From the Sand

A unique permanent underground archaeological tunnel exhibit displaying hundreds of original artifacts: colonial soldiers' uniform buttons, coins, rosary beads and more. Learn about life in the 18th century and how archaeological digs help reveal the past.

Step up to the "Archaeology and Architecture" exhibit and see the past transformed to the present before your eyes.
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