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Colonial Michilimackinac

102 W. Straits Avenue, Mackinaw City, MI 49701

GPS coordinates: N 45-degrees  47.212;  W 084-degrees 43.955

Founded in 1715 as a French fur-trading village and military outpost, Michilimackinac was later occupied by the British who abandoned it in 1780 to establish a new fort on Mackinac Island.

What you see today on this site is a reconstruction of how the fortified village appeared in the 1770s, based on evidence gathered during the nation's longest archaeological excavation.

Its 13 buildings are inhabited by a regiment of redcoats as well as traders and colonial ladies who demonstrate cooking, sewing, and other domestic arts of the time. From late June through August, a team of archaeologists is also on site to continue to sift the sand for artifacts of Michilimackinac's colorful past.

You can access the fort through the Visitor's Center and museum store, located under the south approach to the Mackinac Bridge. Pets are welcome.

Colonial Michilimackinac History