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The soldiers went to fight for the Union Army when the Civil War started. There were not any battles in Mackinac but three important Confederate officials were kept prisoner and were guarded at Fort Mackinac. After the war Mackinac was a tourist attraction and in 1875 became the second National Park. If you go there today you can experience it as if you were in the early 1900s. You will find no cars on the island, instead people will travel on bikes and horse drawn carriages.
Lots of different people lived in this region and their relationships were not always positive. The British didn't understand the Native American's customs and this is what happened. When the fort got taken over by Britain the Native Americans weren't very happy. The British didn't keep giving the gifts (that were part of Native American customs) that the French used to. The Native Americans then thought that the British were less generous than the French and decided to have a war with them. After they won the war the Native Americans gave the fort to France. A year later the British came back and tried harder to get along with the Native Americans.
The Native Americans were the first people to live on or near Mackinac. They gathered, hunted, fished, and farmed to get food. To make their houses they used tree bark. They traveled by birch bark canoe in the straits. Native Americans were a big help in the fur trade and they were very nice to the French because the French respected their customs. They didn't like the British as much because they didn't understand their customs.
The fur trade started when Jean Nicolet came through the straits of Mackinac looking for a route to China. He didn't find China but he found lots of animals that could be used to make hats and clothes. The French traded cloth, beads, knives, and other goods to the Native Americans. In return the Native Americans gave the French the furs that were already caught and cleaned. They then loaded up their canoes and went back to Europe where they got made into hats and clothes for the Europeans.
The first people to live on Mackinac were the Native Americans (Ottawa, Chippewa, other Huron clans). Later, Jean Nicolet discovered Mackinac in 1634. In the mid 1600's, priests from France arrived near St. Ignace. Possession of the fort has switched throughout the years. At first, the British held possession of the fort but lost it to the Chippewa in 1763, 350 braves gained entrance to the Fort through a game of Lacrosse. This is reenacted every Memorial Day in Mackinaw City. Later, when America had the fort, we surrendered it to the British during the War of 1812 and got it back with the Treaty of Ghent. When we got it back we renamed it Fort Holmes.
The Revolutionary War changed everything for the British. They were afraid of being attacked. Also, it was very difficult to trade during the war. Because of this the British moved the fort to Mackinac Island so enemy ships couldn't shoot at them and they could see enemies coming easily in every direction. When the fort moved in the Revolutionary War they didn't allow traders and their families to stay in the fort. This caused the need for the lumber industry.
When Michilimackinac was moved to Mackinac Island there was a sudden need of homes/wood for people to live in. Cutting the logs with double ended saws were taking too long, so Robert Campbell built the first sawmill using power from a creek to cut the wood. This filled demand much faster than any pit saw. And so began the lumber industry of Mackinac.