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The Straits of Mackinac ( / ˈmækənɔː / MAK-ə-naw; French: Détroit de Mackinac) are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan 's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge. The main strait is 3⁄ miles (5.6 kilometers) wide with a maximum depth of 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms), [2] and connects the Great ...
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located fully in the United States; the other four are shared between the U.S. and Canada. It is the world's largest lake, by area, located fully in one country, [ 10 ] and is shared, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
Lake Michigan, Michigan, United States. Coordinates. 44°N 87°W. / 44°N 87°W / 44; -87. The Lake Michigan Triangle, or simply the Michigan Triangle, is an area of Lake Michigan where a number of disappearances, shipwrecks, and plane crashes have occurred under unexplained circumstances. Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and ...
Walloon Lake is a glacier -formed lake located in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, just southwestward from the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is now home to many vacation homes and cottages. Though the end of the west arm of the lake is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from Lake Michigan, Walloon Lake's surface elevation is over 100 ...
Detroit Skyline at Dusk A view of Buffalo, New York, taken from Outer Harbor Niagara Falls, New York from Skylon Tower Aerial view of Ashtabula, Ohio Toledo, Ohio skyline The Erie Skyline on Lake Erie The Chicago Skyline on Lake Michigan Milwaukee from the harbor River waterfront in Manistee, Michigan Aerial view of St. Joseph, Michigan The city's Financial District in Downtown Toronto at night.
The Dead Stream Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is a protected wildlife area located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The wildlife management area centers along the Muskegon River about 2 miles (3.2 km) from its source at Houghton Lake. It incorporates rural areas in Enterprise Township within Missaukee County and Lake Township within ...
Grand Traverse Bay ( / ˈtrævərs / TRAV-ərs) is an arm of Lake Michigan, located along the west coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The bay is separated from the rest of Lake Michigan by the Leelanau Peninsula. The bay is some 32 miles (51 km) long, ranges from 7 to 10 miles (11 to 16 km) wide, and up to 620 feet (190 m) deep in spots.
Beaver Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. At 55.8 sq mi (145 km 2 ), it is the largest island in Lake Michigan and the third largest island in Michigan after Isle Royale and Drummond Island. The island is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) from the city of Charlevoix. Beaver Island had a total population of ...