Michigan
Mackinac
City of Mackinac Island

Fort Mackinac

Fort Mackinac is a former British and American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century in the city of , on .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum and Marquette Park.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in the historic Indian Dormitory building on . The museum's exhibits feature art inspired by , including historic painting and maps, photographs from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, Native American art and beaded garments, and contemporary art and photography from area artists.

Park
is a landscaped park located on in the U.S. state of . It is part of and stands on the edge of Mackinac Island's harbor on the Round Island Channel and just east of downtown .

Fort
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is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of . Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S. Army.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mackinac Island and British Landing.

Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of . The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".

Hamlet
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is a place within and is located on the shore of , two miles northwest of the island's downtown and harbor. is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Mackinac.

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is a city in the of the state of , at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge.

Fort Mackinac

Latitude
45.85216° or 45° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
-84.61741° or 84° 37′ 3″ west
Elevation
738 feet (225 metres)
Open location code
86QQV92M+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40477221
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4993179
Wiki­data ID
Q1417860
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Fort Mackinac” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “麥基諾堡”
  • Chinese: “麥基諾要塞”
  • Dutch: “Fort Mackinac”
  • French: “Fort Mackinac”
  • German: “Fort Mackinac”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Mackinac”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Mackinac”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Mackinac”
  • Russian: “Макино”
  • Russian: “Форт Макино”
  • Swedish: “Fort Mackinac”

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