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Biddle House

Mackinac Island, MI
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Type: Historic Sites
Description: The island's oldest edifice was built in 1780.
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Mackinaw City, Michigan, United States
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41 reviews 41 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

A part of Mackinac State Historic Parks, this house is an educational adventure. Included with admission to Fort Mackinac, it's a must see to get the feel for another time period.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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12 reviews 12 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2012

Visited here after Fort Mackinac visit. They were making food and offered me a taste, which was good. My 10 year old made corn meal. It was a good visit. ..

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Chicago, Illinois
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44 reviews 44 reviews
32 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2012

An extension of the fort ticket admission. It is connected to the blacksmith shop, which was more interesting.

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Glenpool, Oklahoma, USA
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61 reviews 61 reviews
35 attraction reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2012

Enjoyed viewing the history of the island. Blacksmith was very good too.

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Topeka, Kansas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2012

The ladies in the house were sewing and cooking and explained the history of the house in a lovely way. The blacksmith told the history of the shop in a most amusing way. We'd be sure to stop in again on our next visit!

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Haslett, Michigan
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23 reviews 23 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2012

Wonderful, accessible historic site. Very knowledgeable staff and interactive way to learn about early 19th century frontier America.

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Fort Wayne, Indiana
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24 reviews 24 reviews
13 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2012

Enjoyed touring and talking with the staff at the Biddle house. The blacksmith shop is on this property and it is really neat to see.

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Louisville, Kentucky
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56 reviews 56 reviews
30 attraction reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2012

The Biddle House admission was included in the Fort admission so we stopped. It was interesting and the blacksmith shop is part of the Biddle House. The blacksmith spent alot of time answering ours and other questions. Spent approx 30 minutes here and enjoyed it!

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Ft Worth. TX
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102 reviews 102 reviews
18 attraction reviews
Reviews in 53 cities Reviews in 53 cities
95 helpful votes 95 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2012

Especially enjoyed talking to the staff here and at the blacksmith shop next store . . . very informative and interesting folks.

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NLV
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15 reviews 15 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 June 2012

This is included in the price of your fort pass. The old house has three areas; crafts, kitchen and blacksmith. It might take a little prompting, but your kids can learn a lot in just a few minutes.

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