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North Manitou Island (/ m æ ˈ n ə t u / MAN-ə-too) is located in Lake Michigan, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west-northwest of Leland, Michigan. [1] It is nearly eight miles long and more than four miles (6 km) wide, with 20 miles (32 km) of shoreline. It has a land area of 57.876 km 2 (22.346 sq mi) and has no population.
Manitou Island is a small island in Lake Superior, off the northeastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Grant Township , in Keweenaw County . Located approximately three miles from the mainland, it encompasses around 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2 ).
South Manitou Island (/ m æ ˈ n ə t u / MAN-ə-too) is located in Lake Michigan, approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Leland, Michigan. [2] It is part of Leelanau County and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The uninhabited island is 8.277 sq mi (21.44 km 2) in land area and can be accessed by a ferry service from Leland. Guided ...
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres (111 sq mi; 288 km 2).
Islands in northern Lake Michigan and eastern Lake Superior on June 17, 2022; taken from the International Space Station. North is oriented towards the upper left. The Beaver Islands are at the top center, with the Manitou Islands at the top right and the Fox Islands between them. At the top right corner are islands inside of Grand Traverse Bay ...
Manitou County was an insular county in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of Beaver Island and its surrounding islands, together with the North and South Manitou Islands and Fox Islands in Lake Michigan. The county existed from 1855 to 1895. The county seat was at St. James on Beaver Island.
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Manitou Island may refer to: Manitou Island (Lake Superior), a small island off the eastern tip of the Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula; Manitou Island (Wisconsin), one of the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior; The Manitou Islands, in Lake Michigan near the Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula consisting of North Manitou Island; South Manitou Island