06/25/2007

Roger’s Rangers Reenactors Arrive at Michilimackinac August 11 & 12

Mackinaw City, Mich. — From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 11 and 12, Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP) will host the Jaeger’s Battalion of Roger’s Rangers encampment at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. Reenactors from throughout Michigan will join the 18^th-century British troops already stationed at the reconstructed fort, a National Historic Landmark. During their stay, reenactors will portray a British military group from the Revolutionary War period.

The Roger’s Rangers military unit fought guerilla-style warfare away from the front lines, and demonstrations will showcase this unique military tactic. Reenactors at the encampment event will supplement the fort’s daily events with demonstrations including military marching and drilling techniques as well as period clothing presentations and equipment demonstrations.

Colonial Michilimackinac is a reconstructed French fur-trading village and military outpost. Attractions at the living history museum include on-site archaeology and interactive military and civilian life demonstrations from the British 1770s occupation and the American Revolution era.

All events are included with admission to Colonial Michilimackinac: $10 adults, $6 youth 6-17, children 5 and under free.

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.