Astor's November

Astor Steet on Mackinac Island, MI on a late cold November day looking down past the historic Mustang Lounge to the freight dock.
 
Astor Street is named after German born businessman  John Jacob Astor. Astor established on April 6, 1808 The American Fur Company which then became to dominate fur trading in the area around the Great Lakes, absorbing competitors in a monopoly. In 1822, Astor established the Robert Stuart House on Mackinac Island in Michigan as headquarters for the reorganized American Fur Company, making the island a metropolis of the fur trade. Astor's commercial connections extended over the entire globe, and his ships were found in every sea.
 
The Mustang Lounge was originally built in the 1780’s as a fur trading warehouse. The original building was constructed using a French- Canadian technique known as piece on piece joined by mortise and tenon. The building was remodeled in 2008 using the original timbers. Making it Michigan’s Most Historic Tavern.