- City:
- Mackinac Island, MI
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1934
Description
Located north of Fort Mackinac and at the east end of the Parade Ground, the historic Scout Barracks building was constructed by the Mackinac Island Civilian Conservation Corps unit in 1934.
Source notes
"Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History," by Russsell M. Magnaghi (pg. 166)
https://books.google.com/books?id=YTIoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166
Michigan State Park Commission historic marker
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 10, 2017.
Site last updated on November 10, 2017.
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Peter
Spent five of the best weeks of my life there in the 1980s. Such memories.Â