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Handicap parking spaces on the circle drive will be unavailable June 27-July 6 due to necessary construction, but temporary free parking is available in the visitor parking lot. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. | CLOSED for Independence Day The Michigan Library and Historical Center will be CLOSED Friday, July 4 and Saturday July 5 for the Independence Day holiday. | The Jingle Ball - Nov. 22, 2008 7 to 11 p.m.-The Michigan Historical Center Foundation invites you to the 2008 Jingle Ball, a premier holiday event held the night after Silver Bells in the City kicks off the holiday season in mid Michigan. Co-hosted by Jane Aldrich of WLNS-TV and Kip Bohne of WSYM-TV, the Jingle Ball raises funds that every year help 80,000 children discover Michigan history. | The First Residents Of Drummond Island In order to defend against American attacks and protect British trade with Indians, Lieutenant
Colonel Robert McDouall moved his garrison from Fort Michilimackinac closer to Canada in 1815. He
named the island after Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond, commander of all British forces in
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