Archaeologists Find Intensive Indigenous Farming in Michigan

Photo: Raised agricultural beds at the Sixty Islands archaeological site along the Menominee River in Michigan. Photo by Madeleine McLeester. Article by Amy Olson. Dartmouth College – June 5, 2025.

With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place for farming. But a new Dartmouth-led study provides evidence of intensive farming by ancestral Native Americans at the Sixty Islands archaeological site along the Menominee River, making it the most complete ancient agricultural site in the eastern half of the United States. […]

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