Father
Marquette National Memorial Travel PlannerFather Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary, established Michigan's earliest European settlements at Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace in 1668 and 1671. He lived among the Great Lakes Indians from 1666 to his death in 1675. During these nine years, Father Marquette mastered several native languages and helped Louis Jolliet map the Mississippi River.
Father Marquette National Memorial
and Museum is located in Straits State Park and is interpreted in cooperation
with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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