Due to Covid, this program has been postponed to a later date.

He is remembered as the founder of the Jesuit St. Ignace misson and as en explorer, but who is the man known as Father Marquette? What was he like? How did he come to the Straits and why did he explore the Mississippi River? Jennifer McGraw will present a deeper look at the life and work of Father Jacques Marquette.

Founding member of the Michilimackinac Historical Society. Past president of Michilimackinac Historical Society and St. Ignace Kiwanis Club. She is the co-author of Reminiscences of David Corp and Other Historic Works and the author of Lawless Mackinac and the soon to be released, The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves. Her research is focused on Michigan in the 17th century. When she is home with her husband, Chris, Jennifer likes to fish, go to the cabin, read, and tell the grandkids “yes.”

This program is sponsored by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the St. Ignace Area Community Foundation.