Oct 15, 2016 · This page is a look into the life of King James Jesse Strang (1817-1856) shortly before and during his time on Beaver Island, MI in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Strang was …

Aug 28, 2023 · Rumors of piracy, polygamy, and betrayal shape the tumultuous history of King James Jesse Strang. James Jesse Strang aspired to leadership of the Mormon faith. Hi …

The Great Lakes pirates were some of the most fearsome and burly of any waters on the map. These swashbucklers ruled the high fresh-water seas and made their living sailing and …

Nov 4, 2015 · What's the story of the Mormon kingdom that was on Beaver Island in the 1800s, and how does it affect the island today? Sarah Hulett boarded a ferry in Charlevoix and …

Apr 17, 2023 · Increasingly tyrannical, Strang’s pirate henchmen terrorized the waters surrounding the island—reportedly plundering numerous vessels, murdering sailors, and …

Jul 24, 2020 · He said Strang basically ran a pirate colony out of Beaver Island. Strang’s contradictory kingdom Harvey said Strang was a complicated character, known for violence, …

Aug 1, 2019 · In the history of the United States, only one man has been daring enough to proclaim himself king: James Strang, a 19th century Mormon who ruled over Beaver Island, …

Jul 4, 2020 · He was a self-proclaimed prophet, an abolitionist, a con man, possibly a pirate, and he crowned himself king of Beaver Island, ruling over its inhabitants for several years with …

Jun 28, 2013 · On June 16, 1856, the gunboat USS Michigan glided into the harbor at St. James – the town on Beaver Island named for James Strang- and Strang prepared to board the ship. …

The largest island in the Beaver Island Archipelago on the northeast coast of Lake Michigan, Beaver Island gained notoriety as the eight year kingdom of James Jesse Strang, a …