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Michigan's 18th century Fort Michilimackinac and Mackinac Lighthouse

British soldier reinactor at Michilimackinac fort and fur trading center
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British soldier reinactor at Michilimackinac fort and fur trading center

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Come along and join Dominic Miller on the shores of the Straits of Mackinac at the historic 18th Century colonial Michilimackinac fort and fur trading village. More than 16 structures have been painstakingly recreated utilizing years of archeological excavations and in situ research (ongoing since 1959). 

Dominic, a marketing and sales specialist at Michilimackinac also takes us to the nearby Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and talks about Michilimackinac’s connection with the nearby historic fort on Mackinac Island.

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Mackinac State Historic Parks logo

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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