Michilimackinac is a name given to the region around the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan by the American Indians who originally settled in the area.
Ezekiel Solomon a native of Germany was the first Jewish settler in this area.
In the early days, the settlers of North America applied the term to the entire region surrounding Lake Huron,Michigan and Lake Superior. Today the name mostly applies to the area within the state of Michigan.
Today, Fort Michilimackinac is a tourist site. Re-enactors portray historic activities of the French and English. An archeological dig at the site is open for viewing.
The Chippewa and Ottawa Indians were the first to inhabit the area, the French came in 1612 and established trading posts and missions.
The French established the fort and was later taken over by the British after the French and Indian war.
Today, Fort Michilimackinac is a tourist site. Re-enactors portray historic activities of the French and English. An archaeological dig at the site is open for viewing.
More than just a military outpost, the oldest public building in Michigan served as home to soldiers and their families, and eventually became home to the Mackinac State Park.
The War of 1812 had it’s first skirmish on Mackinac Island when British soldiers surprised and captured the Amderican out post.
It was abandoned by the British in 1781 and set aside as a village park in 1857
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