Mackinac
Encyclopedia
Geography
- Mackinaw RiverMackinaw RiverThe Mackinaw River, also called Mackinac River, is a river in the U.S. state of Illinois. It flows through what was once the Grande Prairie region of central Illinois...
, a tributary of the Illinois River - Straits of MackinacStraits of MackinacThe Straits of Mackinac is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and separates the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a shipping lane providing passage for raw materials and finished goods, connecting, for...
, connecting the lakes and separates the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan - Mackinac IslandMackinac IslandMackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European...
, an island in the straits - Mackinac FallsMackinac FallsMackinac Falls is a drowned 100-foot -high waterfall formation under the waters of Lake Huron. The formation, which lies approximately 1 mile east of Arch Rock on Mackinac Island, was the former outflow point for water flowing eastward from postglacial Lake Michigan...
, a drowned waterfall in the Straits of Mackinac
Populated areas
- Mackinac County, MichiganMackinac County, Michigan-Local Airports:*Mackinac County Airport *Mackinac Island Airport -Airline service:The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are:*Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste...
, in the Upper Peninsula - Mackinac Island, MichiganMackinac Island, MichiganMackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, the city had a permanent population of 492, although there are thousands more seasonal workers and tourists during the summer months. From 1818–1882, the city was the county seat of the former...
, the incorporated municipality on Mackinac Island - Mackinaw City, MichiganMackinaw City, MichiganMackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village...
, village on the south side of straits - Mackinaw Township, MichiganMackinaw Township, MichiganMackinaw Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 576 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Mackinaw, IllinoisMackinaw, IllinoisMackinaw is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,452 at the 2000 census. Mackinaw is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Mackinaw is located at ....
, southeast of Peoria
Structures and companies
- Mackinac BridgeMackinac BridgeThe Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the bridge is the third longest in total suspension in the world and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages...
, a bridge over the Straits of Mackinac - Mackinac Transportation CompanyMackinac Transportation CompanyThe Mackinac Transportation Company was a train ferry service that shuttled railroad cars across the Straits of Mackinac from 1882 until 1984. It was best known as the owner and operator, from 1911 until 1984, of the SS Chief Wawatam, an icebreaking train ferry.-History:The Mackinac Transportation...
, a train ferry service - Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad or the Mackinaw
Ships
- USCGC MackinacUSCGC MackinacUSCGC Mackinac has been the name of more than one United States Revenue Cutter Service and United States Coast Guard ship, and may refer to:...
, several ships of the United States Coast Guard - USCGC MackinawUSCGC MackinawUSCGC Mackinaw has been the name of more than one United States Coast Guard ship, and may refer to:* USCGC Mackinaw , an icebreaker in commission from 1944 to 2006* USCGC Mackinaw , an icebreaker in commission since 2006...
, several ships of the United States Coast Guard - USRC Mackinac (1903)USRC Mackinac (1903)USRC Mackinac, later USCGC Mackinac, was a patrol boat that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1903 to 1915 and in the United States Coast Guard from 1915 to 1917 and from 1919 to 1939.-Construction and commissioning:...
or USCGC Mackinac, a patrol boat - USS MackinacUSS MackinacUSS Mackinac has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Mackinac , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919*USS Mackinac , a seaplane tender in commission from 1942 to 1947See also...
, several ships of the United States Navy - USS Mackinaw, a United States Navy gunboat commissioned twice between 1864 and 1867
- Mackinaw boatMackinaw boatThe Mackinaw boat is a loose term for a light, open sailboat used in the interior of North America during the fur trading era. Within this term two different Mackinaw boats evolved: one for use on the upper Great Lakes, and the other for use on the upper Missouri River and its principal...
, a type of small sailboat used in the Upper Great Lakes
Other uses
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse in Mackinaw City
- Detroit and Mackinac RailwayDetroit and Mackinac RailwayThe Detroit and Mackinac Railway , informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad operating in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The main line stretched from the southern hub at Bay City, to its northern hub at Cheboygan...
, a railroad that operated in Michigan until 1992 - Fort MackinacFort MackinacFort Mackinac is a former American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century near Michilimackinac, Michigan, on Mackinac Island...
, a British, later American, fort on the island - Mackinac Island State ParkMackinac Island State ParkMackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island park encompasses 2.81 mi² , which is approximately 74% of the island's total area of 3.78 mi² . The park is also within the boundaries of the city of Mackinac Island and has permanent...
, which preserves a large part of the island - Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck PreserveStraits of Mackinac Shipwreck PreserveThe Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve is a state preserve in and around the Straits of Mackinac. The preserve is divided in two by the Mackinac Bridge. The waters of the preserve include the waters offshore from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, as well as all or part of the shorelines of Bois...
, a state-designated preservation area within much of the Straits of Mackinac - Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMackinac Center for Public PolicyThe Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a free market think tank headquartered in Midland, Michigan. It is the USA’s largest state-based free market think tank...
, a research and educational organization advocating free-market policies - Mackinaw clothMackinaw clothA mackinaw is a heavy dense water-repellent woolen cloth, such as Melton cloth. It was used to make a short coat of the same name, sometimes with a doubled shoulder. Mackinaw jackets were invented by Métis women in 1811, when John Askin, an early trader on the upper Great Lakes, asked them to...
, a heavy wool cloth - Mackinaw trout or Lake trout
See also
- MichilimackinacMichilimackinacMichilimackinac is a name for the region around the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Early settlers of North America applied the term to the entire region along Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Today it is mostly within the boundaries of Michigan, in the United States...
, a former term for the entire region around the Straits of Mackinac - Fort MichilimackinacFort MichilimackinacFort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. Built around 1715, it was located along the southern shore of the strategic Straits of Mackinac connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, at the northern tip of the lower...
, a fort on the south side of the straits