The people that ran the Mackinac Island State Park realized that the history of the island needed to be protected like the nature. They started to save old buildings. Today, the history is preserved at Fort Mackinac, Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, and Mackinac Island State Park. Fort Mackinac and Mackinac Island State Park has original old buildings. At Colonial Michilimackinac and Mill Creek there were no buildings left to save, but they have been rebuilt like they were in the past.
Exhibits show things found here and tell about the people who lived here.
People dressed in historic clothes show what life was like in the past. They play music and saw wood and cook. They tell visitors about the history and the nature of the Straits of Mackinac. Trails at Historic Mill Creek and Mackinac Island State Park give visitors a chance to enjoy nature. These areas teach about the environment and protect the natural history at the Straits of Mackinac.