Gros Cap Archaeological District

The site is associated with the Odawa people,^[4] who settled in the area around West Moran Bay in the late 17th century.^[5] The Odawa village, located on the shore of the bay,^[6] had at one time 1500 people living in it,^[7] and was connected via a trail to the village to the east where St. Ignace is now located.^[8] A cemetery (now known as the Gros Cap Cemetery and still in use) was originally adjacent to the tribal village^[5] and was used as their burial ground.^[9] As more European settlers moved into the area, the Ottawa population decreased due to further emigration or intermarriage with the arriving settlers. However, the cemetery continued to be used by French, English and, eventually, American settlers.^[9]

• T. J. Martin (1981), "Animal Remains from the Gros Cap Site: An Evaluation of Fish Scales Versus Fish Bones to Assess the Species Composition of an Archaeological Assemblage", Michigan Archaeologist, 27 (3–4): 77–86
• Susan R. Martin (1979), An Archaeological Site Examination of the Gros Cap Cemetery Area, Mackinac County, Michigan — Phase II, Michigan Technological University
• George Irving Quimby (1966), Indian Culture And European Trade Goods: The Archaeology Of The Historic Period In The Western Great Lakes Region, Univ of Wisconsin Press, pp. 125–134, ISBN 0299040747
• Craig F. Nerm; Charles E. Cleland (March 1974), "The Gros Cap Cemetery Site, St. Ignace, Michigan: A Reconsideration of the Greenlees Collection", Michigan Archaeologist, 20: 1–58
• George Quimby (December 1963), "The Gros Cap Cemetery Site in Mackinac County, Michigan", Michigan Archaeologist, 9: 50–57

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