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Most tribal members live in Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, and Mackinac counties. As of 2012 the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians has been recognized as a State Historic Tribe by the state of Michigan. [3] In that capacity, it has received block grants to help it provide for community services to its people.
The Straits of Mackinac linking Lakes Michigan and Huron was a strategic area controlling movement between the two lakes and much of the pays d'en haut. It was controlled by Algonquian Anishinaabe nations including the Ojibwa (called Chippewa in the United States) and the Odawa. The area was known to the Odawa as Michilimackinac, meaning "Big ...
Old Mackinac Point Light is a deactivated lighthouse located at the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan.The lighthouse is part of Fort Michilimackinac State Park in the village of Mackinaw City just east of the Mackinac Bridge.
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3526 S. Straits Hwy. Indian River: January 18, 1980: Old Cheboygan County Courthouse† 229 Court Street Cheboygan: 1980: Cheboygan County Jail and Sheriff's Residence: 310 Court St. Cheboygan: July 15, 1999: Cheboygan Opera House: 415 N. Huron Cheboygan: July 26, 1974: Fort Michilimackinac State Park: Straits Avenue Mackinaw City: 2009
The Straits of Mackinac are named after Mackinac Island. The local Ojibwe Native Americans in the Straits of Mackinac region likened the shape of the island to that of a turtle, so they named the island Mitchimakinak, meaning "Big Turtle". [3] When the British explored the area, they shortened the name to its present form: Mackinac. [4] [5]
With Cheboygan, Inland Lakes, Mackinaw City, Onaway, Pellston and Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy each ready to compete in games, let’s break down the Cheboygan area players to ...