August 21, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Island History Series: Mackinac Island’s Influence on the Civil War Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island For this entry into our "Island History Series," Mackinac State Historic Parks Registrar Brian Jaeschke will offer a look at the military post of Fort Mackinac and the officers at the fort prior to the civil war, the event of the fort becoming a prison for three confederate sympathizers, a profile of Sgt. William Marshall,... Read more »
August 7, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Island History Series: Archaeology on Mackinac Island Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island Archaeological excavations have been carried out around Mackinac Island since the 1960s, including sites on Custer Road, Wawashkamo Golf Club, and Fort Mackinac. Join Mackinac State Historic Parks Curator of Archaeology Dr. Lynn Evans as she explores the archaeological history of Mackinac Island. The presentation will take place in the Station 256 Conference Room, located... Read more »
August 5, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT Virtual Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Artist Jane Kramer Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac Island Since 2013, Kramer has been working on a body of work titled Foreshadowing – Endangered & Threatened Plant Species. For this project, she has photographed the shadows of Michigan’s endangered and threatened plant species and, using an alcohol gel process, transfer the shadow images onto paper she makes from invasive plant species such as garlic... Read more »
