This is a reproduction of a typical Huron home of the 17th century. It stands in St Ignace, at the top of Lake Michigan. Here, a Jesuit mission was built in the 1670s. Pere Marquette, the famous explorer and Jesuit priest,is buried here.

Several Huron families called this structure "home". It is built of logs and branches of various lengths and sizes. The skin is made of tree bark. Several holes in the roof allowed smoke to escape from small fires that were used to cook family meals and for warmth. A long wooden bench rings the entire length of the structure. Here, the people slept and stored their belongings.

There was very little privacy in this building. But, from what I have read, our sense of privacy is a rather modern invention. This home was quick to construct as there were plenty of hands helping gather the natural materials. The tools originally used were flint axes and knives.