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Dianna Stampfler June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 archaeological dig, Archaeology, colonial michilimackinac, mackinac state historic parks, mackinaw city, michigan history, pure michigan, straits of mackinac, treasure hunting

Mackinac State Historic Parks Celebrates Longest-Running Archaeological Dig in American History

In 1959, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission contracted with Michigan State University to carry out a season of excavation, which has continued every summer since, turning into one of the longest ongoing archaeological digs in North America. This summer, Mackinac State Historic Parks’ archaeological program began its 60th consecutive season of work at Colonial Michilimackinac, in Mackinaw City, on Friday, May 24, with the cleaning and preparation of the dig site, and the kicked-off in full on June 4.