Wilson says Native American tribes in the straits practiced slavery for a variety of cultural reasons. That’s changed as ...

In 1872 Yellowstone was established as the first National Park. Many people will tell you that the second national park, ...

Fort Michilimackinac was established on the southern shore of the Straits of Mackinac in 1715. But the French weren’t the only ones to try to stake a claim in Michigan. The British also hoped to ...

The outstanding support of the 2024 Teeing Up For Kids golf scramble has allowed the Brush Creek Mill’s Children’s Fund to ...

The brass trading ring — also referred to as a “Jesuit” ring — was found in the rubble of a row house at Colonial Michilimackinac ... from the suburbs of the fort were discovered prior ...

The French Michilimackinac Research Project collects and translates French language materials related to the history of the Straits of Mackinac region. The FMRP is funded by Mackinac State Historic ...