The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac
The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac

Author: Phil Porter

Publisher: Michigan State University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781611862812

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Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.

A Boy at Fort Mackinac
A Boy at Fort Mackinac

Author: Harold Dunbar Corbusier

Publisher: Mackinac State Historic Parks

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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The Diary of Harold Dunbar Corbusier, 1883-1884, 1892, introduces us to the life and times at Fort Mackinac through the eyes of a boy, from his actual diary, first at 10 years of age, then again at age 19. Reading his words allows us to view histoy in a fresh firsthand experience.

The Gardens of Mackinac Island
The Gardens of Mackinac Island

Author: Jennifer Wohletz

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-18

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780997384758

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Take a tour through Mackinac Island's private and public outdoor spaces for a rare peek at gardens both humble and grand. Each garden has a story, many have secrets, and most have a connection to the past. Come to the gardens and hear the voices of those who love them. With more than 600 color photographs featuring nearly 100 gardens and the Mackinac Island State Park, this book masterfully interweaves narratives, poetry, history and horticulture of this unique island, creating a time capsule of past and present. Mackinac's premier landscape architect Jack Barnwell along with his fellow island landscape designers and local gardeners show how they bring a unique sense of style in the outdoors. From naturalized rock gardens, tranquil ponds, fragrant lilacs and heirloom perennial gardens, to classical statues, elegant fountains, historic pergolas and showy border gardens, The Gardens of Mackinac Island provides a welcome variety of inspiration for creating an inviting, relaxing outdoor space.

The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island
The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island

Author: Theresa L. Weller

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2021-08-01

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1628954280

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Drawing on a wide array of historical sources, Theresa L. Weller provides a comprehensive history of the lineage of the seventy-four members of the Agatha Biddle band in 1870. A highly unusual Native and Métis community, the band included just eight men but sixty-six women. Agatha Biddle was a member of the band from its first enumeration in 1837 and became its chief in the early 1860s. Also, unlike most other bands, which were typically made up of family members, this one began as a small handful of unrelated Indian women joined by the fact that the US government owed them payments in the form of annuities in exchange for land given up in the 1836 Treaty of Washington, DC. In this volume, the author unveils the genealogies for all the families who belonged to the band under Agatha Biddle’s leadership, and in doing so, offers the reader fascinating insights into Mackinac Island life in the nineteenth century.

A Picturesque Situation
A Picturesque Situation

Author: Brian Leigh Dunnigan

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780814332146

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Michigan historians and those interested in life in the pre-Civil War United States will appreciate the broad and striking picture of the Straits painted by A Picturesque Situation.