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Phil Porter

Born: 01/29/1953   Grosse Pointe , MI
Parents: William C. Porter, Lorone S. Porter
Children: William, Joseph, Susanna, Katherine, Elizabeth
Address(es):
995 Duncan Avenue
Cheboygan , MI 49721
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.mackinac-island-insider-tips.com/phil-porter.html
Email : Email: [email protected]
Phone : (231) 436-4100

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
A desirable station : soldier life at Fort Mackinac, 1867-1895 Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 2003
Fudge : Mackinac's sweet souvenir Non Fiction , History , Michigan Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac State Historic Parks 2001
Mackinac Island's Post Cemetery Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac State Historic Parks 1999
Mackinac : an island famous in these regions Michigan , Michigan History , Travel Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac State Historic Parks, 1998
Above Mackinac and some of its neighbors / by Robert Cameron
- Aerial photographs with text by Phil Porter. 		Non Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book Adult San Francisco : Cameron and Company 1994 -1996
A boy at Fort Mackinac : the diary of Harold Dunbar Corbusier, 1883-84, 1892
- edited by Phil Porter. 		Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, MI : Mackinac State Historic Parks 1994
The Eagle at Mackinac, the Establishment of United States Military and Civilian Authority on Mackinac Island, 1796-1802 Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac State Historical Parks 1991
The Wonder of Mackinac, A Guide to the Natural History of Mackinac Island Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, Mich.: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1984
View From the Veranda, the History and Architecture of the Summer Cottages on Mackinac Island Michigan History Adult Lansing, Mich.: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1981 -2006
Other writings:
- Articles in Michigan History Magazine and The Historical Society of Michigan Newsletter, House Beautiful. Contributor to Mackinac, the Gathering Place 		Non Fiction Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Interpretation and presentation of the history of the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors 1993

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.)
- History Museum Studies 		State University of New York Cooperstown , NY 1974 -1975
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Kenyon College Gambier , OH 1970 -1974

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Director
- Chief Executive Officer for the Mackinac State Historic Parks responsible for the development and management of three Michigan state parks and several historic sites and museums within these parks. 		Mackinac State Historic Parks Mackinac , MI 2003
Curator of Interpretation Mackinac Island State Park Commission Mackinac , MI 1982 -2003
Curator of Collections Mackinac Island State Park Commission Mackinac Island , MI 1976 -1982

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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