Mackinaw City
| Mackinaw City | |||
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 The Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse |
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| Location in Michigan | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| Counties : |
Emmet County Cheboygan County |
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| Coordinates : | 45 ° 47 ′ N , 84 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 807 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 92.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.68 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 8.75 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 181 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61016 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-50320 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1620662 | ||
| Website : | www.mackinawcity.org | ||
| Mayor : | Jeff Hingston | ||
Mackinaw City is a village in the US state of Michigan . The town, which has around 800 residents, is located immediately south of Mackinac Street and thus the connection between Lakes Michigan and Huron at the northernmost point of the Lower Peninsula .
Economically, the place lives heavily from summer tourism, and ferries to Mackinac Island also depart from here . In the marina is the discarded icebreaker Mackinaw , which has been converted into the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum . A visit to Fort Michilimackinac from 1715 (or its reconstruction) is also popular.
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Replica of Fort Michilimackinac
View from the village of the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac Street
The icebreaker USCGCM Mackinaw now serves as a museum ship on site
Many motels and leisure facilities shape the townscape
