Motor Cities National Heritage Area

Happy 100 Years National Park Service

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 promotemi Father Marquette National Memorial, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Mackinac Island State Park, Mackinac National Park, Motor Cities National Heritage Area, North Country National Scenic Trail, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Just three years after Congress established Yellowstone National Park in the Rocky Mountain territories of Montana and Wyoming (in March, 1872), Mackinac National Park was established—becoming just the second National Park in the U.S. After 20 years, in 1895, it was transferred to state control and recognized as Mackinac Island State Park—the first state park in Michigan.