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  1. Mackinac Island (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw, locally / ˈ m æ k ə n ə / MAK-ə-nə; French: Île Mackinac; Ojibwe: Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; Ottawa: Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles (11.3 km 2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan.

  2. Early settlers of North America applied the term to the entire region along Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Today it is considered to be mostly within the boundaries of Michigan, in the United States. Michilimackinac was the original name for present day Mackinac Island and Mackinac County.

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  4. Mackinac State Historic Parks. Ownership and Administration. State of Michigan; Mackinac Island State Park Commission. Significance. This island, lying at the eastern edge of the Straits of Mackinac, is of outstanding significance in the history of the old Northwest and the advance of the frontier.

  5. www.mackinacisland.org › blog › countdown-to-2020-aHistory – Mackinac Island

    May 15, 2023 · Mackinac Island more than 400 years ago. Long before Europeans settled in Northern Michigan, Indigenous Peoples called the area home. Mackinac Island has been considered a sacred place for Anishinaabek People (Odawa, Ojibway, and Potawatomi) for centuries. The historical significance has been documented through oral traditions and written ...

  6. May 15, 2024 · Mackinac Island, summer resort, Mackinac county, northern Michigan, U.S. It is situated in Lake Huron near the Straits of Mackinac and has ferry connections to St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, on Michigans Upper and Lower peninsulas, respectively. The island, 8 miles (13 km) in circumference and thickly forested, has been a state park since 1895.

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