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On St. Ignace's waterfront, celebrates the 1671 establishment of contact between the Ojibwa (also called Chippewa or Anishinabe) people and the French-Canadians. The grounds of the Museum contains the site of the Mission Chapel, reconstructions of the "long homes" built by local Native Americans, and a gravesite believed to be that of explorer Jacques Marquette. As of January 2006, the Museum was open from Memorial Day weekend until early October of each year. The admission fee was $2.00.
The St. Ignace Mission is located in a municipal park known as Marquette Mission Park. It was the site of a mission established by Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Marquette, and the site of his grave in 1677. A second mission was established at a different site in 1837, and the chapel was moved here in 1954. The second mission chapel is the oldest Catholic church in Michigan and Wisconsin. The St. Ignace Mission was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956, and was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmarks in 1960, one of the earliest sites recognized. The mission chapel serves as the Museum of Ojibwa Culture.
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