Working Blacksmith
See the fire roar and sparks fly as a working blacksmith creates in front of you!
November 13, 2024
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See the fire roar and sparks fly as a working blacksmith creates in front of you!
Experience the boom of the iconic Fort Mackinac cannon at the Upper Gun Platform.
Fort Mackinac was headquarters to the United States’ second national park, established in 1875. This program, led by a Fort Mackinac interpreter, will introduce the rise of tourism on Mackinac
Take a tour of Fort Mackinac while learning about the various people who called Fort Mackinac home. Daily at 11:30 a.m.
Join a Fort Mackinac interpreter as they provide the history of Army Surgeons at Fort Mackinac and how the Army began changing military medicine in the 1800s. Daily at 11:00
Explore how the village of Mackinac Island came to be and how many new peoples started coming to the island after the War of 1812. Daily at 11:30 a.m.
A costumed interpreter is stationed throughout the day in the house, especially in the kitchen, to provide a look at 1830s domestic life on Mackinac Island.
Agatha Biddle was by no means the only indigenous woman in business on Mackinac Island in the early 19th century. Magdelaine Laframboise and Elizabeth Mitchell, along with Agatha, utilized their
Learn how the 1836 Treaty of Washington affected the Anishnaabek of northern Michigan, including Agatha Biddle. It is intended to complement the exhibit, offering more detail and context about the
