A National Memorial in Northern Michigan is getting a $3.6 million makeover to more accurately portray the area’s Native American history. The grant, received by The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), comes from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Projects, a $500 million commitment to transforming the nation’s commemorative landscape to ensure collective histories are more completely and accurately represented. The Father Marquette National Memorial sits in the Straits State Park, St. Ignace.
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