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Dousman's Mill, Mackinaw City, MI
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Dousman's Mill

A reconstructed water-powered sawmill and hand-sawing demonstrations at a historic lumber site in Mill Creek State Park, a few miles from Mackinaw City.

9001 W. US-23, Mackinaw City, MI 49701 · Mackinaw City, MI

About Dousman's Mill

Run by Mackinac State Historic Parks, this site preserves one of the early industrial lumber operations on the Upper Great Lakes. Costumed interpreters demonstrate pit-saw lumbering and a rebuilt sawmill driven by the flow of Mill Creek, and they present programs on the plants, fish, and game the original workers relied on. Visitors can also explore the historic buildings, including a visitor center with artifacts and a museum store, and walk several miles of trails through the surrounding woods, which include a tower with a view from the top.

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