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Fort Fright at Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, Oct. 10-11, 2008
Explore the wooden-palisade of Fort Michilimackinac at twilight and experience the legends and lore of the French Canadians who called this Great Lakes outpost home. Story-telling voyageurs, authentic 18th-century autumn treats, and haunted house part of Fort Fright experience. 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Admission.

Michigan Archaeology Day at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing - Saturday, October 11, 2008
Meet and talk with archaeologists, attend a lecture or try your hand at using an ancient spear-thrower. Presented in cooperation with the Office of the State Archaeologist.

• Step Back in Time With Victorian Halloween Celebration at Walker Tavern Historic Site Oct. 25

• Library of Michigan Annual Report 2007 PDF icon

• Learn About 1901 Lenawee County Train Crash - One of State's Worst Railway Disasters - at the Michigan Historical Museum Oct. 19

• Mackinac State Historic Parks to Create Innovative Mackinac Island Art Museum Inside 1830s-Era Indian Dormitory

• Voting Fall 2008 PDF icon


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The mission of the Department of History, Arts and Libraries is to enrich quality of life and strengthen the economy by providing access to information, preserving and promoting Michigan's heritage, and fostering cultural creativity.


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