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While most people who visit Mackinac Island are familiar with the impressive fort located there, there are actually two historic forts located in the Mackinac Straights. On the mainland in Mackinaw City, with the entrance located just under the Mackinac Bridge is full sized reproduction of Fort Michilimackinac. I was expecting a tourist trap fort, but found an absolutely excellent reproduction 1700s fort built on the foundations of the original ruins burned by the British during the Revolutionary War.

Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City Offers Mix of Living History and Archeology

June 12, 2024Historical Site, Michigan

The entrance into the reconstructed 1700s Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan. While most people who visit Mackinac Island are familiar with the impressive fort located there, there are actually…

The Ghost Town of Silver Reef Utah

March 9, 2023Geology, Ghost towns, Historical Site, St. George, Utah, Travel, Utah

The welcome sign to the Sliver Reef mining ghost town north of St. George, Utah. Several buildings and mining structures are still there, and ruins of many other buildings can…

Blast into the Past in Beautiful Nauvoo Illinois

October 8, 2022Camping, Historical Site, Illinois, Illinois State Park, Travel, Winery

Tabernacle Nauvoo IL Nauvoo Illinois is located between bluffs and the might Mississippi river, roughly 4 and half hours from Chicago or about 270 miles(ish). It's well known for its…