The Bizarre Experiments of William Beaumont | Mackinac Island, Michigan

In 1822, Alexis St. Martin was gravely injured on what’s now Mackinac Island, Michigan. To his rescue came Dr. William Beaumont — and so began a relationship that would change modern medicine forever. If you know how your stomach works, you partially have these two men to thank.

If you’re interested in reading more about Beaumont and St. Martin, I referenced this book extensively: “Life and Letters of Dr. William Beaumont,” published 1912: https://archive.org/embed/lifeandlett...

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Credits:
All images of Beaumont hospitals are courtesy of Corewell Health.
Scans of William Beaumont’s journals come from the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, at Washington University in St. Louis. Full credits can be found below.

Other key sources:
https://www.beaumont.org/about-us/his...
https://revcycleintelligence.com/news...
http://www.drwilliambeaumont.com/dr_l...
https://www.mackinacparks.com/dr-will...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/cat...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...

Credits for Beaumont’s journals:
Beaumont’s journal of cases, recorded at Fort Mackinac, PC001-S01-B02-F37, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Employment contract between Beaumont and St. Martin, PC001-S01-B03-F23, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Letter from St. Martin about wife’s objections, PC001-S01-B06-F49, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Beaumont’s medical license, PC001-S01-B02-F01, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Correction:
2:30 Mackinac Island is located in this area, but is too small to appear on this map. This arrow accidentally points to the larger Bois Blanc Island. Whoops!