Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Charlevoix (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə v ɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. [4] Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the short Pine River.
Twin Lake: Active: 4,800 acres located near Twin Lake, Michigan. Oldest Boy Scout Camp in continuous operation. Since 1911. Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation: Paul Bunyan Council (Michigan Crossroads Council) Rose City: Closed: Located on 600 acres bordering the Huron National Forest, with water activities on the AuSable River, just north of Rose ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.61 square miles (9.35 km 2), of which 3.47 square miles (8.99 km 2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km 2) is water. [8] The city is very hilly and the castle-like county courthouse (built in 1890) sits on the highest point, overlooking the downtown business district.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km 2), of which 0.44 square miles (1.14 km 2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2) (13.73%) is water. [8] Clarkston is the smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan.
Lake Ann lies upon the northern shore of the lake of the same name. Lake Ann itself is a basin that lies along the Platte River, which flows west to Lake Michigan. Lake Ann contains no state trunkline highways, although Benzie County signs County Roads 610 (Maple Street), 665 (Lake Ann Road), and 667 (Reynolds Road) through the village.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal (I&M) opened in 1848. In 1900, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal replaced the I&M and reversed the flow of the Chicago River so it no longer flowed into Lake Michigan. The United States Army Corps of Engineers maintains a 9-foot-deep (2.7 m) navigation channel in the waterway. [1]
The hottest temperature recorded in Roscommon was 103 °F (39.4 °C) on June 19, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was −34 °F (−36.7 °C) on February 17, 1979. [ 9 ] Climate data for Roscommon, Michigan ( Houghton Lake State Airport ), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present
Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.