Through an Officer's Eyes: The Photo Album of Edward B. Pratt, U.S. Army, 1873-1902 Archaeological Completion Reports non-agricultural activities producing surplus goods

non-agricultural activities producing surplus goods beyond the producing household's needs

Originally titled 100 Years at Mackinac: A History of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission

Preservation at Mackinac includes additional research as well as information from the last 25 years

The services offered by Gardiner and his competition at the burgeoning tourist destination reflect the interests and lifestyles of America at the beginning of the 20th century

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Through an Officer's Eyes: The Photo Album of Edward B. Pratt, U.S. Army, 1873-1902 Archaeological Completion Reports non-agricultural activities producing surplus goodsIt can be easy to see time spent on Mackinac Island as a defining moment in a vacation, a career, or even a lifetime. It can be a special place, with its unique history, architecture, and local culture. But for the officers who served at Fort Mackinac, which remained an active duty post from 1779 to 1895, often the island was but one stop in a long career. Military records and army lists illuminate the promotions and changes of station these men