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Manistique Lake, locally called Big Manistique Lake [2] to distinguish it from the other lakes in the Manistique Lakes system, is a 10,130-acre (4,100 ha) lake in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) long and 4 miles (6.4 km) wide, it is one of the largest lakes in the Upper Peninsula.
South Manistique Lake is also known as Whitefish Lake. It has a surface area of approximately 4000 acres. The lake is situated in the northwestern part of Mackinac County in the towns of Portage, Michigan and Newton Township, Michigan. Curtis, Michigan is in between South Manistique and Big Manistique lakes, on the northern shore of South ...
South Manistique Lake is a 4,001-acre (1,619 ha) lake in Mackinac County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide, it is oriented in a southwest–northeast direction.
Manistique (/ m æ n ɪ s ˈ t i k / man-iss-TEEK) is the only city and county seat of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,828. [5] The city borders the adjacent Manistique Township, but the two are administered independently.
Due to environmental contamination, a portion of the river was designated a Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC) under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1987. The designated site includes the lowermost 1.7-mile (2.7 km) portion of the Manistique River downstream of a dam in the city of Manistique, as well as the Manistique harbor at the mouth of the river on Lake Michigan.
The road crosses Norton and Strom creeks near South Manistique Lake before entering the community of Curtis. In that town, H-33 intersects the eastern end of H-42. North of Curtis, H-33 passes Manistique Lake as the road crosses the Mackinac–Luce county line. North of the line, H-33 has also been designated CR 135 by the Luce County Road ...
Lee settled on a plot of land on the shores of South Manistique Lake, and other family members and settlers began moving to the area. [4] The new community became known as Portage, and it was located along the narrowest stretch of land separating Manistique Lake and South Manistique Lake. The name was changed to Curtis when a post office was ...
Between Shingleton and Manistique, M-94 is more north–south. [3] South of Shingleton, M-94 runs through forest lands as a part of the Great Manistique Swamp. Along the way are national forest campgrounds located near Steuben. South of Crooked Lake, M-94 curves to the east before turning almost due south to the Manistique area. [3]