02/27/2007

Sawmill Gains New Supports

Mackinaw City, Mich. – The water-powered sawmill at Historic Mill Creek will be standing stronger this year, thanks to the efforts of park operations personnel. Last fall, a crew replaced the all-wood supports that held up the mill with steel beams anchored into cement footings. This spring, the beams will be covered with wood to replicate the original materials. This project will help to preserve the structure while maintaining the reconstructed sawmill’s historic look and feel.

Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites – which are accredited by the American Association of Museums – include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Visitor Information is available at 231-436-4100 or on the web at www.MackinacParks.com.