Fort Michilimackinac (pronounced Mish-i-li-mack-i-naw) was a strategically located fortified trading post. The fort, established in approximately 1715, was not built primarily as a military facility but as a link in the French trade system. In 1761 the French relinquished the fort to the British who had assumed control of Canada as a result of their victory in the French and Indian War. Today, a recreation of the original fort is open to visitors.

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