Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
~MACKINAW CITY~
(Village)
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2010 Census for Mackinaw City (Part in Emmet County) ~ 506
George W. Stimpson is credited with founding the present village in 1870.
George W. Stimpson is credited with founding the present village in 1870.
~ Spelling and Pronunciation of Island and City ~
"All through the one hundred and eighty years of French and English rule in the Straits region the commercial minds of Europe had designated the entire locality as Michilimackinac, if under France and Michilimackinack when under England. It was all one and the same to the great fur dealers on the continent and in England. Names of forts might change, but the general name of the commercial center and location of trading posts was the same, under one name, and always pronounced the same, as if spelled with a ‘naw’ at the end of the word, no matter which corner of the trading triangle was referred to. It was not until after 1815, when the fort on the island was taken possession of by the Americans, that the three important settlements were properly designated by individual names by Europeans, and Point St. Ignace, Old Mackinac, and Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, as Washington designated these various places, became generally accepted.
To the aboriginal claimants of the Inner Empire it had been Missilimokina. The French translated the pronunciation almost correctly, while rendering their own spelling, as the Indians had no written language. The English took the idea literally and insisted upon sounding all the letters and emphasized the final sound with a k, and the Americans carelessly permitted the ancient pronunciation to be superseded by the English sound of the last syllable. Mackinac should always be pronounced as was originally intended, “Mackinaw,” though spelled Mackinac.
With the departure of the English, MIchilimackinac in the region of the Stratis soon became known as “The Straits of Mackinac,” one of the most important commercial centers in the United States.”
~ “When Michigan Was Young” by Ethel Rowan Fasquelle (1867-1987) of Petoskey, Michigan, published in 1950 when Fasquelle was 83 years old ~ Page 78
To the aboriginal claimants of the Inner Empire it had been Missilimokina. The French translated the pronunciation almost correctly, while rendering their own spelling, as the Indians had no written language. The English took the idea literally and insisted upon sounding all the letters and emphasized the final sound with a k, and the Americans carelessly permitted the ancient pronunciation to be superseded by the English sound of the last syllable. Mackinac should always be pronounced as was originally intended, “Mackinaw,” though spelled Mackinac.
With the departure of the English, MIchilimackinac in the region of the Stratis soon became known as “The Straits of Mackinac,” one of the most important commercial centers in the United States.”
~ “When Michigan Was Young” by Ethel Rowan Fasquelle (1867-1987) of Petoskey, Michigan, published in 1950 when Fasquelle was 83 years old ~ Page 78
"Perhaps no Indian name has suffered more from spelling and untrue pronunciation than the name of Michigan’s beautiful Fairy Isle, Mackinac. According to Edwin O. Wood, in his History of Mackinac, there are to be found sixty-nine spellings of the name in the Bureau of American Ethnology in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. The name was borne as Missilimackinac, or Michilimackinac, for more than a hundred years by a considerable portion of what is now the United States. These sixty-nine spellings are listed as having been used by writers and publications of prominence all over the world during the three hundred years since the discovery of the Straits country by Jean Nicolet.
The French seldom pronounce the final consonant following a vowel. This makes it easy to understand how they came to leave off the ‘song’ that was first used at the end of the word, Missilimackinong, and substitute ’nac’ in its place. ‘Nong’, or ‘nac’ pronounced in the French manner gives us a syllable that produces the sound ‘naw.” The first English arriving in the Province of Missilimackinac interpreted the sound literally and gave the country the name of Michilimackinaw. Then, attempting to give it the French sound, they added a ‘k’ after the ‘c’ to finish it off, and that letter ‘k’ has tormented the word ever since in pronouncing the name, although it disappeared from the spelling along with many other ‘k’s’ used in colonial days by the English settlers in America.
This custom of using the final ‘k’ after a ’c’ was brought to America by English-born Americans in the eighteenth century and it has not entirely disappeared even in our own days. The famous English writer, Samuel Johnson, made much use of this final ‘k’ in his dictionary where one finds the words Atlantick, Potomack, frolicking, and sarcastick and other similar words. As late as 1618 we find that H.M. Branckenridge, an American writer, in his history of The Late War between the United States and Great Britain, frequently used the ‘k’ after ‘c’, evidently using the Johnson dictionary as a guide…. It was left to Dr. John R. Bailey, resident historian of Mackinac Island, to tell us in his own way how to pronounce the name of the Island. After presenting numerous spellings of the name, Dr. Bailey says, ‘Now if you only get the ’nac’ of it you will be able to ’naw’ the word.’”
~ When Michigan Was Young by Ethel Rowan Fasquelle (1867-1987) of Petoskey, Michigan, published in 1950 when Fasquelle was 83 years old ~ Pages 103-104
The French seldom pronounce the final consonant following a vowel. This makes it easy to understand how they came to leave off the ‘song’ that was first used at the end of the word, Missilimackinong, and substitute ’nac’ in its place. ‘Nong’, or ‘nac’ pronounced in the French manner gives us a syllable that produces the sound ‘naw.” The first English arriving in the Province of Missilimackinac interpreted the sound literally and gave the country the name of Michilimackinaw. Then, attempting to give it the French sound, they added a ‘k’ after the ‘c’ to finish it off, and that letter ‘k’ has tormented the word ever since in pronouncing the name, although it disappeared from the spelling along with many other ‘k’s’ used in colonial days by the English settlers in America.
This custom of using the final ‘k’ after a ’c’ was brought to America by English-born Americans in the eighteenth century and it has not entirely disappeared even in our own days. The famous English writer, Samuel Johnson, made much use of this final ‘k’ in his dictionary where one finds the words Atlantick, Potomack, frolicking, and sarcastick and other similar words. As late as 1618 we find that H.M. Branckenridge, an American writer, in his history of The Late War between the United States and Great Britain, frequently used the ‘k’ after ‘c’, evidently using the Johnson dictionary as a guide…. It was left to Dr. John R. Bailey, resident historian of Mackinac Island, to tell us in his own way how to pronounce the name of the Island. After presenting numerous spellings of the name, Dr. Bailey says, ‘Now if you only get the ’nac’ of it you will be able to ’naw’ the word.’”
~ When Michigan Was Young by Ethel Rowan Fasquelle (1867-1987) of Petoskey, Michigan, published in 1950 when Fasquelle was 83 years old ~ Pages 103-104
~ Hotel Manitou ~
~ Stimpson House ~
Central Avenue, Mackinaw City, Michigan
Central Avenue, Mackinaw City, Michigan
~ Mackinaw City High School ~
~ 1880 ~
Visit to Mackinac [sic] City
Visit to Mackinac [sic] City
~ 1881 ~
FIRST Train Enters Mackinaw City
FIRST Train Enters Mackinaw City
"Mackinaw City – The iron of the J.L. & S. road (Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad) reached here at 4 p.m. last Thursday (22 December 1881). G.W. Stimpson had the honor of driving the last spike... The railroad company have relieved McDonald & Hendrie of the contract for finishing this end of the road and they will finish it themselves. The walls for the round-houses were finished today. There is a large force of men working on the water tank, dock, and putting in switches. The telegraph line will reach here tomorrow. The instruments are set up in the Western Union office and will be run for the present by F.J. Stimpson. The weather is very pleasant here and the Straits are clear of ice."
~ 1882 ~
SECOND Train To Enter Mackinaw City From Petoskey
SECOND Train To Enter Mackinaw City From Petoskey
~ 1882 ~
Valuable Diamonds Found while Digging for Relics at Old Fort
~ Plying the Straits ~
Clarence's wife Mrs. Grace Hall Hemingway (Ernest's mother) preserved the photos in one of her family scrapbooks that have been digitized by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. This photo was labeled as "Trip to Mackinaw 1900".
Postcard Below: Steamer North Land Entering Harbor at Mackinaw, Mich.
Postcard Below: Sainte Marie Winter in the Straits of Mackinac
~ 600 Deer Hunters Line-up to Cross the Straits of Mackinac ~
1926
1926
~ Busy Days at Mackinaw City and St. Ignace State Automobile Ferry Docks ~
1927
1927
Postcard Below: "The Vacationland Michigan State Ferry... The newest and largest of the Michigan State Ferries, operating between the Straits cities of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, is aptly named, for Michigan is truly a 'vacationland.' Diesel powered, the Vacationald also serves as an ice breaker during the winter months. Carries 150 vehicles and can be loaded and unloaded from either end. Is equipped with a Raytheon Mariners Pathfinder 16 inch presentation finder radar."
Postcard Below: The Vacationland was loading from one of the slips at Mackinaw City, MIchigan. It is the most powerful commercial ship on the Great Lakes generating 10,000 horsepower with its four diesel engines. It is 360 feet long and carried 150 vehicles and loads and unloads fro either end.
~ 1901 ~
~ 1919 ~
When Dr. John Reycraft first came to Petoskey he had a satelite office in Mackinaw City under the name of
Reycraft & Brown. Dr. George E. Brown practiced there as a surgeon for twenty years for the G.R. & I.,
Michigan Central, and D., S.S. & A. railroads at Mackinaw. Dr. Brown passed away in the West in 1919.
When Dr. John Reycraft first came to Petoskey he had a satelite office in Mackinaw City under the name of
Reycraft & Brown. Dr. George E. Brown practiced there as a surgeon for twenty years for the G.R. & I.,
Michigan Central, and D., S.S. & A. railroads at Mackinaw. Dr. Brown passed away in the West in 1919.
~ 1924 ~
The Village of Mackinaw City lies partly in One Year Old NEW Wawatam Township.
The Village of Mackinaw City lies partly in One Year Old NEW Wawatam Township.
~ 1941 ~
~ 1948 ~
~1956 ~
~ 1957 ~
~ Will Mackinac Bridge Turn Mackinaw City into a Ghost Town? ~
1958
1958
~ Mackinaw Information Center ~
1959
~ Frances Margaret Fox ~
1959
Frances Margaret Fox, author from Mackinaw City, wrote MANY wonderful books,
including Little Mossback Amelia, based on the early life of Amelia Martin Kaden
who later taught in Cheboygan where Frances Margaret Fox became acquainted.
The Central Michigan University web page includes much information about
Frances Margaret Fox, Michigan Children's Author and her writings.
~ Restoration Project is Underway ~
1960
~ Mackinaw City May Lose Last Passenger Train "Iron Horse" ~
1961
1961
~ Wawatam Railroad Ferry ~
~ Wawatam to be sent to Dry-docks for repairs ~
1937
1937
~ Pensy to Repair Wawatam ~
1964
1964
~ Readying Church of Straits ~
1966
1966
~ Mackinaw City Ferry Boats to Mackinac Island ~
May 1968
May 1968
~ Indian's Massacre ~
1763
1763
"It was a warm and sunny day at Fort Michilimackinac on June 2, 1763. On this day at the British outpost on the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan the Asakiwaki and Ojibwe were engaged in a game of lacrosse. Canadians, soldiers, and Natives looked on as a ferocious battle unfolded before the gates of the fort. As the game raged on, to the delight of the spectators, a group of women wrapped in blankets moved closer to the gates. Suddenly, the ball was thrown near the gates with the Natives in pursuit; however, the ball was no longer the object of attention. The Natives yelled war cries and grabbed weapons hidden beneath the women’s blankets. The Natives entered the fort, taking the soldiers off guard. All the inhabitants of the fort were either massacred or taken prisoner." [page 16] ~ Jason Michael Sprague author of "Where the Hell is Cross Village?"
Michigan State Park Replica of Fort Michilimackinac
"A Michigan state park is now located on the site of this ancient fort. A replica of the last fort on this spot has been built and on a great boulder monument a large bronze plate has been placed that fully describes this most tragic occurrence of the Straits’ history. The inscription reads as follows:
‘On this site was situated Fort Michilimackinac. The site became know as ‘Old Mackinac’ after the removal of the Fort to Mackinac Island in 1781. The Indian name of the site was Pequotenonce meaning headland or bluff. The Fort was transferred to this site some time after 1712, was held by the French until 1760, was garrisoned by the English in 1761 under Captain George Etherington. As a part of the conspiracy of Pontiac against the English, June 4, 1763, the Ojibways under Chief Minavavana captured the fort and massacred nearly the entire garrison.’
The place is now called Wawatam Park, a Michilimackinac state tourist park, honoring the Ottawa chief whom tradition declares to have rescued several of the white inhabitants of the fort. It is one of the most beautiful parks in Northern Michigan, and thousands of tourists find the spot a delightful camping ground.”
~ “When Michigan Was Young” by Ethel Rowan Fasquelle (1867-1987) of Petoskey, Michigan, published in 1950 at 83 years old ~ Page 68
~ Indian's Massacre Reenactment ~
1968
The original French fort was built in 1715 during the Great Lakes fur trade. The Ojibwe Indians, in Pontiac's Rebellion, in 1763 attacked the fort. This was an historic event for the fort and its people to endure, with 27 soldiers killed. The attack was staged with a game of Baggatiway, which was an early version of lacrosse, creating a friendly atmosphere, which was actually more fiendish, than friendly. The British, however, were able to reclaim the fort in 1764. Somewhere between 1780 and 1781, the British garrison was moved to more isolated, and defensible, Mackinac Island. With the Mackinaw City fort abandoned, later the entire "Old Mackinac Point" became a community park, only followed later in 1904 to having been transferred to the State of Michigan. To this date, the fort has been recreated, with ongoing "archeological digs" saving artifacts from the days of the British soldiers and the Indians.
UPDATE: The 1 April 2022 Petoskey News Review reported: "Mackinac State Historic Parks' archaeology program at Colonial Michilimackinac will enter its 64th season in 2022. Work will continue in House E of the Southeast Rowhouse at Colonial Michilimackinac. Archaeologists will be out daily – weather permitting – during the summer months. Guests also will have the opportunity to see the most recent finds at Colonial Michilimackinac with a new 'Recent Excavations' display inside the Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor's Center "
UPDATE: The 20 May 2022 Petoskey News Review reported that the Petoskey Public School lacrosse teams were given a lesson on the Native sport by the head lacrosse coach Brian Main. Main knows "the rich Native American history of the sport and wanted his players within the program to learn it as well" with the help of R.J. Smith who serves on the Petoskey Lacrosse Board of Directors and is a member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians." Main and Smith called Lacrosse "Medicine to the Soul." To honor the Native American culture of the game, they have incorporated a tribe approved symbol to wear on their warmup uniforms... representing the original of the game and the people from which it came.
UPDATE: The 1 April 2022 Petoskey News Review reported: "Mackinac State Historic Parks' archaeology program at Colonial Michilimackinac will enter its 64th season in 2022. Work will continue in House E of the Southeast Rowhouse at Colonial Michilimackinac. Archaeologists will be out daily – weather permitting – during the summer months. Guests also will have the opportunity to see the most recent finds at Colonial Michilimackinac with a new 'Recent Excavations' display inside the Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor's Center "
UPDATE: The 20 May 2022 Petoskey News Review reported that the Petoskey Public School lacrosse teams were given a lesson on the Native sport by the head lacrosse coach Brian Main. Main knows "the rich Native American history of the sport and wanted his players within the program to learn it as well" with the help of R.J. Smith who serves on the Petoskey Lacrosse Board of Directors and is a member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians." Main and Smith called Lacrosse "Medicine to the Soul." To honor the Native American culture of the game, they have incorporated a tribe approved symbol to wear on their warmup uniforms... representing the original of the game and the people from which it came.
Quoted from Where Michigan Began A Guide to Emmet County, Published 1941: "Exactly how many Ottawa lived along the shore can only be estimated. 'The Indians of Arbre Croche, under their chief, Ne–saw–kee, could muster two hundred and fifty warriors,' says Alexander Henry. But all of them were friendly to the French and resented the presence of the British to such an extent that on June 4, 1863, acting under the orders of Chief Pontiac, 400 warriors so completely surprised the little garrison of 90 privates, 2 subalterns, and the commandant that all but 10 of the soldiers, 2 officers, and 2 British subjects were killed, while more than 300 French Canadians were not disturbed."
Charlevoix County Michigan resident Bertha (Harman) Howard (born in 1904)
sat on the original stockade from Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan.
sat on the original stockade from Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan.
Quoted from Where Michigan Began A Guide to Emmet County, Published 1941: "'The fort stands on the south side of the strait,' he [Father Charlevoix in 1721] reports, 'which is between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. It has an area of two acres, and is enclosed by pickets of cedar wood, and it is so near the writer's edge that when the wind is in the west, the waves break against the stockade. On the bastions are two small pieces of brass English cannon, taken some years since by a party of Canadians.'"
"'Within the stockade are thirty houses, neat in their appearance and tolerably commodious; and a church in which mass is celebrated by a Jesuit missionary. The number of families may be nearly equal to that of the houses, and their subsistence is derived from the Indian traders, who arrive here in their voyages to and from Montreal.'"
(Read the following to understand the significance of the photo above...)
"'Within the stockade are thirty houses, neat in their appearance and tolerably commodious; and a church in which mass is celebrated by a Jesuit missionary. The number of families may be nearly equal to that of the houses, and their subsistence is derived from the Indian traders, who arrive here in their voyages to and from Montreal.'"
(Read the following to understand the significance of the photo above...)
1966
Article Below: One Million dollars to finance improvements at the forts in Mackinaw City and on Mackinac Island.
Article Below: One Million dollars to finance improvements at the forts in Mackinaw City and on Mackinac Island.
1969
Article Below: Mackinaw City to Get "tax income from two gas, two oil and telephone cable installations which run under water to the Upper Peninsula."
Article Below: Mackinaw City to Get "tax income from two gas, two oil and telephone cable installations which run under water to the Upper Peninsula."
Food, Sleep and Shop
Postcard Below: Neath The Birches Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. Located on Old U.S. 31, 1 mile south of the bridge. Driving North on 1-75 exit at the FIRST Mackinaw City exit. From Downtown Mackinaw City drive Nicolet Avenue (Old U.S. 31) 1 mile south. Neath The Birches offers excellent dining and fine beverages in a pleasant relaxing atmosphere. Large picture windows offer pleasant views of beautiful natural surroundings. Your Hosts: Bill, Marvel, and Glenn Jones.
Postcard Below: Town House Motel U.S. 23 at Southern Aproach to the New Straits of Mackinac Bridge - Mackinaw City, MIch. Overlook the Straits and beautiful Mackinac Island. One of Northern Michigan's better motels. Spacious units - completely carpeted - tile showers - some with tub and shower combinations. Free T.V. Spacious parkland grounds extending to the lake. Ken & Thelma Tingey.
Traverse Bay Woolen Company was located at 312 South Huron Street in Mackinaw City.
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~ No Train Today, Yesterday or Tomorrow ~
1971
1971
1974
Artist Richard (Dirk) H. Gringhuis who had fifteen of his murals dealing with Michigan history decorate the walls of Fort Michilimackinac at Mackinaw City passed away in April 1974. He was also an artist and illustrator for several books about Michigan. More information about him and other Emmet County muralists may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Mural" web page.
A quite complete history regarding the restored Sloop Welcome may be viewed on the
Chandler Township Michigan Memories web site
by clicking on the web page "'Building the Sloop 'Welcome.'"
Chandler Township Michigan Memories web site
by clicking on the web page "'Building the Sloop 'Welcome.'"
Photo Below:
The final resting place for the Sloop Welcome will be the water setting in front of
The Hook restaurant which is in the process of being built (2017) as shown far left in the photo below.
The water location is perfect with this being
the Lake Huron side of the straits where the original Sloop Welcome began its life on the water.
The final resting place for the Sloop Welcome will be the water setting in front of
The Hook restaurant which is in the process of being built (2017) as shown far left in the photo below.
The water location is perfect with this being
the Lake Huron side of the straits where the original Sloop Welcome began its life on the water.
~ The Sloop Welcome ~
Access the entire modern history of The Welcome, with its building and travels...
on the Sloop Welcome webpage by clicking HERE.
on the Sloop Welcome webpage by clicking HERE.
Four Photos Below:
The Hook Lakeside Grill is open for business with the Sloop Welcome viewed underneath the restaurant. Finishing touches are being addressed for the Sloop Welcome,
so close to its original launch site, with the original chosen colors of paint.
The Hook Lakeside Grill is open for business with the Sloop Welcome viewed underneath the restaurant. Finishing touches are being addressed for the Sloop Welcome,
so close to its original launch site, with the original chosen colors of paint.
Two Photos Below: These bells sit underneath The Hook Lakeside Grill
with no present mention of their history or connection to the site.
with no present mention of their history or connection to the site.
~ Heritage Village ~
2005 >
2005 >
In 2005 Emmet County deeded 43 acres of the Headlands property to the Village of Mackinaw City to become the Heritage Village. The Mackinaw Area Historical Society has developed and maintain the Heritage Village which portrays the Mackinaw area during the era from about 1880 to 1917.
~ Old Mackinac Point Light Station ~
1957
1957
The 24 December 1957 Petoskey News Review with a Cheboygan by-line announced:
"The old Mackinaw [sic] Point lighthouse has been closed by the Mackinac Bridge.
The lighthouse, after 63 years of service, dimmed its lights at midnight and its position has been taken over by the giant span across the straits.
The signal lights have been placed on the bridge. John Campbell, the lighthouse keeper, was scheduled to be assigned to the Point Betsy lighthouse near Frankfort. He will take over there next March"
"The old Mackinaw [sic] Point lighthouse has been closed by the Mackinac Bridge.
The lighthouse, after 63 years of service, dimmed its lights at midnight and its position has been taken over by the giant span across the straits.
The signal lights have been placed on the bridge. John Campbell, the lighthouse keeper, was scheduled to be assigned to the Point Betsy lighthouse near Frankfort. He will take over there next March"
Obituary Below: James Marxhall was keeper at Mackinaw Light fro 37 years... retiring in 1940
~ Old Mackinac Point Light Being Restored ~
1971
1971
~ Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and Grounds ~
2019
2019
~ Historic Lighthouse Opens its Doors ~
16 June 2000
16 June 2000
~ Mackinaw City Lighthouse ~
19 October 2008
International Ironworkers Festival, Mackinaw City
16 August 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review
16 August 2010 ~ Petoskey News Review
~ Reenactors and Grounds of Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan ~
(An 18th century French, later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac)
7 August 2010
View the Slideshow Below by clicking on PLAY in the upper left corner of main photo.
(An 18th century French, later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac)
7 August 2010
View the Slideshow Below by clicking on PLAY in the upper left corner of main photo.
Photo and Text Below: The cannon in the photo below is described as being from Fort Michilimackinac. It appears however, to be the same type cannon as used in the Civil War. One has to wonder how accurate the photo description is...
Article Below: While the cannon issue addressed in the article regards Mackinac Island's cannons, rather than Mackinaw City's cannons, it is interesting to ponder, how and why the particular cannons end up at particular locations.
Four Aerial Photos Below:
Mackinaw City and Mackinac Bridge
1980 > 1983
Mackinaw City and Mackinac Bridge
1980 > 1983
~ Fort Michilimackinac and the Mackinac Bridge ~
Photo Below: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Photo Below: Fort Michilimackinac taken from southbound Mackinac Bridge...
Access additional information and photos about Fort Michilimackinac by clicking HERE.
The 15 June 2022 Petoskey News Review reported: "Archaeological field season uncovers two artifacts." One artifact was part of "a red earthenware bowl. It appears to have been glazed, but a lab will determine that for sure. The base is two and one-half inches in diameter. It was probably discarded during the move to Mackinac Island in 1781." "The other artifact was discovered 9 June 2022. It is a one-ounce brass weight marked with a crown over GR, for the king. It was used with a balance-type scale. The base diameters one and one-eighth inches, the top diameter is one and one-quarter inches, and it is three-sixteenths inch thick." This dig began in 1959, making it one of the longest-running archaeology programs in North America.
~ Odawa Casino and the two huge wind turbines on the horizon... Mackinaw City, Michigan ~
Four Photos Below: Aerial Views of Downtown Mackinaw City
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
26 May 2021 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging...
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
26 May 2021 ~ Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging...
~ Mackinaw Area Pubic Library ~
The 2019 obituary for Nancy Dagwell Campbell, daughter of Elton and Genevieve (Weber) Dagwell, stated Nancy "was instrumental in aiding the establishment of the Mackinaw Area Public Library. She served as the president of the library board for many years. She also co-authored the book Memories of Mackinaw."
~ Mackinaw Area Public Library ~
The Mackinaw City sign was a railroad depot sign (In the local history room).
The Mackinaw City sign was a railroad depot sign (In the local history room).
~ Still PLYING the Straits ~
It was announced in the 18 March 2022 Detroit Free Press that "Shepler's Ferry on Mackinac Island sells to billionaire after 77 years." Shepler's Ferry began in the 1940s and has plied the Straits, carrying millions of visitors from Mackinaw City to Mackinac island. Chris Shepler with sister Patty Shepler Fuhrman, and brother Billy Shepler, with the support of the ferries' original operators William and Suzanne Shepherd, have sold their family run company... Shepler's Ferry. During the summer ferrying season (April > November) Shepler's seven ferries transport about 650,000 riders. The ferry service is a multimillion-dollar operation with 190 employees in 2022. David Hoffmann, 69, and his wife Jerri, of Naples, Florida, are the new buyers, with their sons Geoff and Greg. The Hoffmann Family runs a multibillion-dollar business in 27 countries; involved with real estate, a company that makes football helmets' masks, the Princess of Naples cruise line, wineries in Augusta, Missouri, other tour boat companies, and multiple other businesses. Shepler's Ferry is not the Hoffmann's first big Michigan business. David and Jerri Hoffmann do not have plans for great changes to the Shepler's Ferry, but rather plan to keep the present employees, along with Chris Shepler staying on.
"Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry has New Name"
The Petoskey News Review 22 April 2022 reported that Star Line Mackinac Island Hydro-Jet Ferry
has announced its new name, Mackinac Island Ferry Company along with a new brand and logo.
This new name will be phased in by the end of 2023.
has announced its new name, Mackinac Island Ferry Company along with a new brand and logo.
This new name will be phased in by the end of 2023.
~ Community Pillars ~
Article Below: Dr. Beaumont on nearby Mackinac Island made medical history in 1822
by viewing the functioning of the stomach in a living human being.
by viewing the functioning of the stomach in a living human being.
~ McRae Family ~
~ Teyson Family ~
Pillars of the Business Community
Pillars of the Business Community
Teyson's Woodland Indian Museum, Mackinaw City, Michigan
~ Nancy Campbell ~
Mackinaw City Historical Treasure
Mackinaw City Historical Treasure
~ James "Jamie" Washburne ~
Although Jamie Washburne was born in Petoskey and passed away unexpectedly at his home in Traverse City, he had numerous connections with Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge. Jamie was born in 1957, the year the Mackinac Bridge was built. In 2007, when the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge was celebrated, Jamie won the contest for the best photograph of the bridge. Jamie ran the food service for Audie's under the tutelage of Edgar Jaggi, and then managed the Dixie Saloon, both in Mackinaw City.
~ Kathleen Darrow ~
Kathleen Darrow lived and breathed Mackinaw City community life. Katie spent 26 years with the Mackinac State Historic Parks where she had been the FIRST craft demonstrator at Colonial Michilimackinac. She participated in the management for the business her husband started in 1968 along with her son Darby, Darrow Brothers Excavating.
The Detroit Free Press reported in a February 2022 newspaper that Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel had "issued a notice of intended action against Beach House Hotel, Crown Choice Inn & Suites [see video link below] and Hamilton Inn Select Beachfront after consumer complaints of bait and-switch tactics led the state's office to open an investigation into the hotels." The letter was directed at the Lieghio Family which owns more than 20 hotels and other businesses in Mackinaw City.
Click HERE to view the video which went viral showing a customer's reason for complaint,
and thus this lawsuit noted above being initiated by Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel.
and thus this lawsuit noted above being initiated by Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel.
An article in the 15 February 2022 Petoskey News Review explained that Mackinaw City hotels were often mistakenly represented on a web site titled as the"Official Mackinaw City Chamber of Tourism" with internet customers believing they were connecting to the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce which represents all connected hotels/motels in the city. The particular "tourism" web site represented only the Lieghio Family hotels/motels of which many exist.
The Mackinaw City Veterans Memorial at the Municipal Marina is featured on
the Charlevoix Emmet History web site,
on the "Mackinaw City Municipal Marina" web page.
the Charlevoix Emmet History web site,
on the "Mackinaw City Municipal Marina" web page.
Visit Mackinac State Historic Parks in both Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island by clicking HERE.