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Today, visitors to Father Marquette National Memorial in St. Ignace, Michigan can learn about the life of this remarkable priest and traveler. Born in France in 1637, Jacques Marquette became a missionary in the 1650s. In 1666, he was sent to Quebec, one of the major settlements in New France.
Father Marquette National Memorial pays tribute to the life and work of Jacques Marquette, French priest and explorer. The memorial is located in Straits State Park near St. Ignace in the modern-day U.S. state of Michigan, where he founded a Jesuit mission in 1671 and was buried in 1678.
On a rise overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, the Father Marquette National Memorial tells the story of that 17th-century missionary-explorer and the meeting of French and Native American cultures deep in the North American wilderness. Location: 720 Church Street St. Ignace, MI 49781. Phone: 906-643-8620
The Father Marquette National Memorial is located in Straits State Park, just west of I-75, off U.S. 2. 720 Church Street St. Ignace, MI 49781-1729. Back to top. Amenities. While visiting the Father Marquette National Memorial, the following amenities are available: Accessible restrooms; Hiking trail; Picnic areas; Back to top. Site Map. Back ...
The Father Marquette National Memorial was designated by the National Park Service in 1975 and opened to the public in 1976 in Straits State Park. The memorial celebrates the life and legacy of Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit missionary and explorer who founded Sault Ste. Marie in 1668 and St. Ignace in 1671.
On a rise overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, the Father Marquette National Memorial tells the story of that 17th-century missionary-explorer and the meeting of French and Native American cultures deep in the North American wilderness.
The story of Father Jacques Marquette, the 17th-century French Jesuit whose Upper Peninsula mission became St. Ignace, will now be told from the perspective of Native Americans as a national...
The Father Jacques Marquette National Memo rial and Museum presents the life story of the legen dary French Jesuit explorer and missionary whose life and work here contributed greatly to the settle ment of Canada and the United States. Jacques Marquette, born in Laon, France, ar rived in Quebec in September 1666. Newly ordained
The Father Marquette Memorial is located in the Straits State Park on Boulevard Drive. It tells the story of Father Jacques Marquete and the meeting of French and Native American cultures in the 17th-century deep in the North American interior.
The Father Marquette National Memorial is a tribute to the French missionary who served the Great Lakes area (and beyond) during the mid-1660's. He helped guide the French and Indian alliances during this time. Free. Very quiet here. Interpretive trail; good views of Mackinac Bridge.