• The First Residents Of Drummond Island
In order to defend against American attacks and protect British trade with Indians, Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDouall moved his garrison from Fort Michilimackinac closer to Canada in 1815. He named the island after Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond, commander of all British forces in Canada.

• Kids interact with a Mackinac Island exhibit

• Virtual Mackinac

• Future Historians Club, September 23, 2008

• A brief history of the Great Lake State that notes and describes 16 important dates in Michigan's history

• "This Takes Forever" - Exhibit Created by Students in the Future Historians Club - Opens May 13 at the Michigan Historical Museum

• Michigan History for Kids Magazine Looks at Rock and Roll in Michigan

• Children's Genealogical Research

• Kids at Fayette

• Do L.A.P.S. for Michigan

• Michigan in Brief

• Kids' Stuff

• Mackinac for Kids

• What happened on this date in Michigan history?
Find out what happened on this date in the state's history at Michigan History Magazine.

• July 30, 1863—Henry Ford is born.

• Why do we put our pennies in a "piggy" bank?

• Why did people in Ireland believe there was gold at the end of the rainbow?

• How much money is a ton of money?

• Why did President Truman say "stops here?"

• Why do we tip the server in restaurants?