On a June day in 1763, the commandant of Fort Michilimackinac was invited to watch a game of baggatiway between the Ojibwe and Sauk. Leave it to a Brit to assume it simply would be a polite afternoon ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A piece of Michigan history will return home. On Wednesday, the Mackinac State Historic Parks announced it has purchased a pair of 18th century portraits with ties to Fort ...

MACKINAW CITY – Jayden Higdon squirmed into a 1770s-era British soldier's trademark red coat, topping off the look with a tri-cornered hat. He stood against a measuring chart on the wall. His height: ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI -- Archaeologists in northern Michigan have unearthed a rare artifact from a historic French and British colonial outpost on the Straits of Mackinac. On June 23, an intact Roman ...

MACKINAW CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- For 64 years, archaeologists have been digging into the history of Colonial Michilimackinac. And as this year's dig season winds down, they're got quite a lot to ...

Most days, Craig Wilson’s mornings are pretty typical. As the Curator of History for Mackinac State Historic Parks, getting dressed for work usually means putting on a button-down shirt and tie. But, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 65th season of the archaeological excavation at Colonial Michilimackinac started with a bang. Crews arrived on May 30 and within days turned up an interesting find.

MACKINAW CITY — The Fort Michilimackinac Pageant Committee has announced the cancellation of the 58th Fort Michilimackinac Reenactment Pageant, scheduled to take place Memorial Day weekend. The ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - Excavators at Colonial Michilimackinac uncovered a 250-year-old piece of trade silver earlier this week; their second big find this summer. According to Dr. Lynn Evans, curator of ...

The author of a book examining the 1763 capture of Fort Michilimackinac won Saginaw Valley State University’s 2014 Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross Award for Literature. Keith R. Widder, the former ...

Archaeologists at Fort Michilimackinac uncovered a pocket knife over the holiday weekend. Dr. Lynn Evans is the curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks. “We’re excavating a fur trader ...