![Photo Gallery Friday: Historic Fort Michilimackinac State Park in Mackinaw City](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mackinac-Traverse-City-Last-Part-UP-Trip-with-Boys-297-470x140.jpg)
Present-day Mackinaw City’s location at the confluence of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron made it an important area from the early days of the state,…
![Historic Forts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Fort-Mackinac-Island-Cannon1-470x140.jpg)
Surrounded by four Great Lakes and located right in the middle of all major early trade routes, Michigan was also an ideal place for military…