Mackinac
Straits of, a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan.
Also Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 miles (5 km) long.
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How to use Mackinac in a sentence
It had before formed a link, as it were, in the traverse of this part of the lake (Huron) in canoes to old Mackinac.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftIf we stay where we are,” suggested Fred at last, “we can get back to Mackinac Island in the morning.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island | Ross KayThe telegraph operator refused to take any message that should be paid for at Mackinac.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island | Ross KayAnd then they would be able to find somebody that would pick them up and take them back to Mackinac.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island | Ross KayOn the same island of Mackinac the English had a fort, the garrison of which was massacred in 1763.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete | Charles M. Skinner
British Dictionary definitions for Mackinac
/ (ˈmækɪˌnɔː, -ˌnæk) /
a wooded island in N Michigan, in the Straits of Mackinac (a channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan): an ancient Indian burial ground; state park. Length: 5 km (3 miles)
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