April 16, 6:30 pm
Presented by Andrew Kercher, who has previously presented about “Lighthouses of Michigan” and “The History of Michigan Told in Shipwrecks”.
Can you imagine being imprisoned on Mackinac Island? For some today it might sound like a dream come true, but in the 1860s it was all too real for a trio of Confederate sympathizers. Hear their stories and the tales of the men recruited to guard them on one of the most beautiful prisons in Michigan history.