06/25/2007

Colonial Michilimackinac Hosts Campeau’s Company Reenactors

Mackinaw City, Mich. — From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 21 and 22, Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP) will host the Campeau’s Company encampment at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. Reenactors from throughout Michigan join the 18^th-century British troops already stationed at the reconstructed fort, a National Historic Landmark. During their stay, both soldiers and civilians will accurately portray many aspects of French colonial life.

Campeau’s Company reenactors will supplement daily events with demonstrations including military techniques, as well as period clothing shows, craft demonstrations, and musket firings.

Colonial Michilimackinac is a reconstructed French fur-trading village and military outpost. Attractions at the living history museum include on-site archaeology and interactive military and civilian life demonstrations from the British 1770s occupation and American Revolution era. All events are included with admission to Colonial Michilimackinac: $10 adults, $6 youth 6-17, children 5 and under free.

Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites—which are accredited by the American Association of Museums—include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Visitor information is available at 231-436-4100 or on the web at www.MackinacParks.com.