Mackinac Island
Trip
May 24-25, 2013
Linda & Keith
Stokes
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Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum (7070 Main Street, MacKinac
Island, Michigan 49757)
Friday - day 3 (continued)
Finally getting away from our hotel, we stopped a block
away at the Richard and Jane Manoogian
Mackinac Art Museum which was opened last summer by Mackinac State
Historic Parks. I didn't have big expectations for this new museum, but
was an unexpected delight. The museum is a perfect fit for Mackinac Island.
It has original art from and about the Island going back hundreds of years
and displays of souvenirs going back 150 years.
The displays are presented and explained in an effective
modern method using touch screens. I particularly enjoyed the mid 19th
century to mid 20th century photographs, the early souvenir plates &
glassware, and the historic maps of the Great Lakes region. Admission is
included with the ticket for the Historic Downtown Mackinac buildings,
but it is worth the $5 on its own.
Admission is free with proof that you are staying overnight
at a hotel which is a member of the Mackinac Island Convention & Visitors
Bureau. I assume that our hotel is a member, but the hotel didn't tell
us about free admission to the Mackinac Art Museum.
Mackinac Island souvenirs
A Mackinac Tradition with Family and Friends by Diane Neyer
The rest of the afternoon was spent walking and making
brief stops at various Mackinac Island attractions. When we finally returned
to the hotel, we stopped at Doud's Market, across the street from the hotel,
to purchase soft drinks and smoked whitefish spread. Doud's
has been in operation since 1884 and is the oldest family
run market in the United States. Doud's is a popular place to purchase
food for picnics in the adjacent Marquette Park.
Despite the cool weather, when we returned to our room,
we sat on the balcony and watched the waterfront while enjoying the snacks.
The spread wasn't bad, but there wasn't enough smoked fish in mixture and
it was like having a green onion dip with our crackers.
Marquette Park, below Fort Mackinac, was dedicated to Father
Jacques Marquette in 1909
Father Marquette established a mission on Mackinac Island around 1671
Trinity Episcopal Church was built in 1882 (472 Fort Street,
Mackinac Island, Michigan 49757)
The hand carved walnut altar and two chancel chairs were made by soldiers
at Fort Mackinac
Ramp to Fort Mackinac - portions
of the fort were built during the American Revolution
The Mackinac Bridge is in the distance - the fountain in the foreground
is on The Jewel, the Grand Hotel golf course
The Soldiers Barracks were built in 1859
The 1934 Scout Barracks houses boy scouts or girl scouts serving
at the Governor's Honor Guard & Fort Mackinac Guides -
the copper colored metal bust of Gerald Ford honors his time as an
Eagle Scout on Mackinac Island
Arch Rock is a natural limestone arch on the east side of Mackinac
Island 146 feet above the water
Skull Cave was once used by Native Americans as a site for human remains
- in June 1763 the British fur trader Alexander Henry
took refuge in the cave after surviving the Indian capture of Fort
Michilimackinac during Pontiac's Rebellion
The Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery
is one of three historic cemeteries, clustered together on the Mackinac
Island interior
The graves of unknown soldiers in Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery
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