Before Michigan was Michigan: Lake Superior from the American Revolution to Statehood

Frederick Stonehouse, noted maritime historian, recounts the wild and woolly times on the “Big Lake” before Michigan was accepted into the Union, when fur traders, mineral prospectors, evangelical clergy, natives, soldiers and sailors all used Lake Superior as a highway to fortune or death. This presentation is part of a series of programs, Becoming Michigan: From Revolution to Statehood, at the Lorenzo Cultural Center, Macomb Community College’s Center Campus, Clinton Township.