Mendota Canal
Mendota Canal is a canal in Keweenaw, Michigan. Mendota Canal is situated nearby to the hamlet Bete Grise, as well as near Lac La Belle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mendota Light House and Mount Bohemia.
Mendota Light House
Lighthouse
The Mendota Light, also known as the Bete Grise light, was built on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to facilitate travel between Lake Superior and Lac La Belle.
Mount Bohemia
Peak
Photo: Archimedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Bohemia is the 5th highest point in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the 52nd highest prominent peak in Michigan with an elevation of 1,465 feet. Mount Bohemia is host to a ski resort bearing the same name located at the northernmost portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Mohawk, Michigan. Mount Bohemia is situated 2 miles northwest of Mendota Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lac La Belle.
Lac La Belle
Hamlet
Lac La Belle is a small unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The town was originally the site of a stamping plant for the copper mines of the Keweenaw, specifically the Mendota Mine and the Delaware Mine. Lac La Belle is situated 2½ miles west of Mendota Canal.
Mendota Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.37463° or 47° 22′ 29″ northLongitude
-87.97316° or 87° 58′ 23″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86VJ92FG+VPGeoNames ID
5001657
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