In these two podcasts, Lucian has a conversation with Dr. Keith Widder.  Keith is an historian and author and was the curator for the Mackinac State Historic Parks for many years.   They discuss some of the pivotal players on Mackinac Island in the first part of the nineteenth century – Magdelaine LaFramboise, William and Amanda Ferry and Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli.  

Mackinac Island in the early nineteenth century: Part 1

Mackinac Island in the early nineteenth century: Part 2