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Michilimackinac is a name for the region mostly in the present U.S. state of Michigan around the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.

The Ojibwa (or Chippewa) along with Ottawa inhabited the area at the time of European contact. The French were the first Europeans to arrive, establishing trading posts and missions. One of the oldest named "St. Ignatius" was located on the north side of the strait at Point Iroquois, near present-day St. Ignace, Michigan. This mission was established by the Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette in 1671. The village around the mission became known as "Mackinac" or "Michilmackinac" and later as "Old Michilmackinac" or "Ancient Fort Mackinac".

The French later established a settlement on the south side of the strait that became known as Fort Michilimackinac, near present-day Mackinaw City, Michigan.

The main fortifications defending the area were moved to Mackinac Island, where Fort Mackinac was developed.

Today, Michilimackinac is a tourist site. Old activities of the French and English are re-enacted and the archeological dig can be seen.

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