Biddle House, featuring the Mackinac Island Native American Museum — Attraction in Mackinac Island

The Native American Museum is the perfect addition to your trip to Mackinac. We got coffee and came straight here upon a rainy arrival to the island. So much knowledge, culture, and important history. I’m thankful for this museum and the context/enrichment it gave to my visit to the island. It made me more aware of all of the sights I saw as I biked the island later in the day. Exhibit includes native voices from past and present, regarding Mackinac and this part of Michigan. As a history lover who wants to better understand Michigan’s indigenous communities, I’d choose coming here over the Fort any day (though the ticket includes both and both are great...

If, I could lead any young person or a group through just one place on Mackinac Island, this would be the place.

I thoroughly enjoyed the 3d projections of residents and natives from the Island giving their statements about the Sacredness of Mackinac and the surrounding Islands.

Their understandings about the history and sacredness of the Island explained much of what we felt when we spent 3 nights and 4 days on Mackinac Island.

Also located on Market Street, the old main street, near The Biddle House, were other well preserved and gorgeous buildings that were well...

one of the few places to actually acknowledge the betrayal of Natives by the US government, Michigan state officials, predatory businessowners, etc., while balancing the horrendous treatment with the ongoing modern-day existence of the local Odawa/Ojibwa populations e.g., they mention forced assimilation at boarding school AND play interview footage of a survivor/alumnus

This place feels more indigenous-informed than probably any of the other Mackinac State Historic Parks sites, for which I am grateful.

There's a nice little garden...