Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence Tours

Michigan Governor's Summer Residence Fort Street, Mackinac Island, MI, United States

Explore the Governor’s Summer Residence on Mackinac Island on select Wednesdays June through August. Built in 1902 as a private summer cottage by Lawrence A. Young, it has served as the Governor’s summer Residence since 1945. The residence was listed in the Michigan Register of Historic Places in October 1975. In November 1997, the house […]

Mackinac in the 1830s Tour

The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum Mackinac Island

Guests will experience a short walking tour of downtown Mackinac Island discussing the community in the 1830s and highlighting the role of the Mackinac Indian Agency, Fort Mackinac, the American Fur Company, and more. The tour will begin in front of The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum and end at the Biddle House, […]

The History of the Anishnaabek at the Straits in the Early 1800s

Biddle House Mackinac Island

Join Eric Hemenway, Director of Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, for a program detailing the history of the Anishnaabek at the Straits during the early 1800s at the Biddle House on Mackinac Island. Exhibits at the Biddle House will also be open during the presentation. This is a […]