Food carts were available at the fort. We had lunch from one of them before exiting the fort, and Angel too. That gave more time for strolling and enjoying the island.
Mackinac House was scheduled to open in May, 2019. (We were there in 2018. Yes, I am way behind with my blog. I will explain later.)
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| Mackinac House |
Honor Roll was erected as a lasting tribute to those who served their country.
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| Tribute to those from Mackinac Island who served their country. |
Transportation was bicycles or carriages pulled by horses.
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| No motorized vehicles are seen on the Island. |
United States Post Office at Mackinac Island, Michigan
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U.S. Post Office, Mackinac Island, MI
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Stuart House City Museum
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| Stuart House City Museum |
Market Street bustled with activity during the peak of the fur trade from 1822 to 1834. (Click on any photo to enlarge it and escape to return.)
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Furs valued at $3,000,000 went
through the Market Street offices |
1670 to 1830:
A Jesuit priest wintered here in 1670. In 1781 the British made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. In 1796 the island was occupied by the Americans, and held by the British during the war of 1812.
It became the hub of Astor's fur empire by 1817. When fur trading declined by the 1830's, it was becoming a popular resort.
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| 1670 to 1830 |
Community Hall and City Offices
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| Community Hall and City Offices |
Biddle House
Probably the oldest on the island, parts of it may date to 1780 with ties to the Biddles in Philadelphia.
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| Possibly the oldest on the Island |
Hotels on our right
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| Hotels |
More horse-drawn transportation
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| Horses providing transportation for visitors |
Lake View Hotel was originally known as the Lake View House and is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels on the island.
Hotels
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| Lake View Hotel |
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| Bicycles lined up on street |
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| Windermere Hotel |
Thank you for visiting my blog. There is one more post in this series about Mackinac Island. In the next post, I will share some more scenes of our self-guided tour, including crossing the Mackinac bridge as we continue our travels north.
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