Historical Marker
The Port - Today
Historical marker location:
112 Ludington Street, Escanaba, Michigan
( Marker is on Ludington Street east of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.)
The first European settlement in Michigan was founded by French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. He established the settlement of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit (later known as Detroit), which became an important trading post and military stronghold for the French and later the British.