[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION'S HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION [NOTE: June 12, 2008 -  [H.Con.Res.325]   AND MUSEUM
PROGRAM--50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

Whereas the Mackinac Island State Park Commission was created, in 1895,
to care for and manage Mackinac Island State Park;

Whereas Michilimackinac State Park and Mill Creek State Park were later
added to the family of parks and historic sites under the authority
of the Commission;

Whereas, in 1958, Michigan granted authority to the Commission to
restore and interpret Fort Mackinac and other historical properties
at the Straits of Mackinac;

Whereas, in 1958, the Commission began restoration, installed exhibits,
and opened Fort Mackinac to the public;

Whereas, in 1959, the Commission began archaeological excavation of
Colonial Michilimackinac and opened it to the public one year later;

Whereas, in 1984, the Commission opened Historic Mill Creek Discovery
Park;

Whereas, in 2004, after 14 years of being closed, Old Mackinac Point
Lighthouse was reopened with an ongoing restoration program;


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Whereas, for 50 years, the Commission has professionally and
successfully developed, promoted, and improved the Mackinac State
Historic Parks complex, which has been continuously recognized by
the American Association of Museums; and

Whereas the Mackinac State Historic Parks complex has hosted more than
10,000,000 visitors since 1958, making it one of the most successful
historic site complexes in North America and an important
contributor to the tourism economy of northern Michigan: Now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Island
State Park Commission's Historical Preservation and Museum
Program; and
(2) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution
to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission as evidence of the
Commission successfully fulfilling its mission to protect,
preserve, and present the historical and natural wonders of
Mackinac Island.

Agreed to June 12, 2008.