Friday Feb 19th-22nd 2010
Saint, S.t. Ignace Pond Hockey Hotels

Saint. Ignace Pond Hockey St. Ignace Pond Hockey TournamentThe Labatt Blue U.P. Pond Hockey Championship will be played on the Wild Ice of Moran Bay, Lake Huron, downtown St. Ignace, Michigan! We hope to have 160 teams competing for prizes! This is a MAHA sanctioned event - Sanction # MIT100277.

Saturday May 29th-31st 2010
Memorial Day Michilimackinac Pageant

Memorial Day Michilimackinac Pageant Over 400 cast members will re-create events that took place between the French, British and Indian tribes, on June 2, 1763. This historically rich event will take place for the 47th consecutive year. The Fort Michilimackinac Pageant is the longest running, free historical Memorial Day performance in the Nation. Visitors will meet famous Indian Chiefs: Miniavavan and Matchekewis of the Ojibwa tribe, and Wawatam who becomes a blood brother to Alexander Henry and later saves his life. Hotel accommodations available at these mackinaw city hotels.

Saturday May 29th 2010
7th Annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race

7th Annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race GEAR UP for an Active Summer with the Mackinac Bridge Memorial Weekend Race. The only time of year that runners are allowed to run the Mackinac Bridge will be this year on May 29th. Advance registration for the race will begin starting January 1st, 2010. Must register in advance and be able to run a minimum of 12 minutes per mile pace to race in the event. Call 231-436-5664 to register. Book your accommodations for the event at these mackinaw city hotels

Mackinaw City Weekly Weather Forecast

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Indians Attack Michilimackinac

Indians Attack Michilimackinac Colonial Michilimackinac, often refered to as Fort Michilimackinac, is a reconstructed 1715 French fur-trading village and military outpost that was later occupied by British military and traders.

In 1761 the French relinquished Fort Michilimackinac to the British who had assumed control of Canada as a result of their victory in the French and Indian War. Under the British, the fort continued to serve as a major fur trade facility. The Ottawa and Chippewa in the Straits area, however, found British policies harsh compared to those of the French and they resented the British takeover. In 1763 as part of Pontiac's Rebellion, a group of Chippewa staged a ball game outside the stockade to create a diversion and gain entrance to the post and then attacked and killed most of the British occupants. See live reenactments of this event over Memorial Day Weekend. Admission is free. The use of Fort Michilimackinac came to an end in 1781 when the British abandoned the post and moved to Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island.

Today, it features re-enactments from British 1770s occupation and the American Revolution era. A National Historic Landmark, Colonial Michilimackinac is accredited by the American Association of Museums.