

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Colonial Michilimackinac Opening Day
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Step into Michilimackinac 1776: First Strike, as Colonial Michilimackinac opens for the 2026 season and we continue our America250 celebration!

Treasures from the past come to life at this 18th-century fort and fur trading village, reconstructed based on historic maps and more than 60 years of archaeological excavations. As you walk through Colonial Michilimackinac, you are stepping back in time to 1776, as the American Revolution spread.

Historical interpreters representing voyageurs, British soldiers, and French-Canadian merchant families are stationed throughout the fort to answer your questions and perform demonstrations. The past and present blur into a fascinating and unmatched experience at Colonial Michilimackinac. Watch smoke billow from cannons, mortars and muskets and see residents prepare food and tend the gardens. At one of the longest ongoing archaeological excavations in North America, archaeologists are on site throughout the summer, pulling history from the soil, bit by bit. 

Located on the shore of the Straits of Mackinac, visitors can enjoy stunning views of the Mackinac Bridge, the straits, and the Upper Peninsula. #thisismackinac
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mackinaw-city/colonial-michilimackinac-opening-day/200029723552409
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tickets.mackinacparks.com/webstore/landingpage?cg=mshp&c=1&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mackinaw+city-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mackinaw City
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Colonial Michilimackinac
- **lat**: 45.787943248469
- **long**: -84.731998197639
- **full address**: Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mackinac State Historic Parks (https://allevents.in/org/mackinac-state-historic-parks/13139981)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mackinac State Historic Parks
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Colonial Michilimackinac Opening Day ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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